More on this problem:  I tried to start the system via the rescue mode to 
see if I could manually issue the NFS mount command.  Unfortunately, the 
rescue mode does not work.

So far the only thing that works is manually feeding the CDs.  Which is what 
I'm trying to get away from.  :\



Ken Teh wrote:
> I'm trying to kickstart via nfs.  At the syslinux boot prompt, I type
> 
> linux ks=nfs:slserver.privnet:/SL/51/ks/standalone
> 
> The slserver logs an authenticated mount request, so it's accepted the 
> request and offered the share.  But, the anaconda installer fails to 
> register the offer and suggest I continue with an interactive install.  
> On screen 3, I see the following logged:
> 
> INFO   : doing kickstart... setting it up
> INFO   : url is slserver.privnet:/SL/51/ks/standalone
> INFO   : file location: nfs://slserver.privnet:/SL/51/ks/standalone
> ERROR  : failed to open /tmp/mnt/standalone: Permission denied
> ERROR  : failed to copy file to /tmp/ks.cfg
> 
> I've done NFS installs since RedHat 6.  Most times when it failed it was 
> usually an NFS problem.  And I suspect this is the case here.  Perhaps 
> some NFS4 weirdness?  I'd appreciate suggestions on how to proceed.