A great hint!!! With the following setting in my autoinst.xml is now working as expected!!! Many thanks --> Peter <install> .... <general> .... <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm> .... </mode> .... </general> .... </install> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. August 2003 15:04 An: peter.palsherm@t-online.de Cc: suse-autoinstall@suse.com Betreff: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Software selection is ignored by autoinst. Hi, Are you by any chance getting the confrimation screen? Try with confirm set to false. Anas peter.palsherm@t-online.de wrote:

Hello,

I try to install SLES8 on a bunch of servers with SuSE AutoYaST. Everything works fine but the software selection in my autoinst.xml file is ignored by autoyast. I want a "Minimal" installation with some additional packages. But the autoinstaller allways ignores my settings, and takes the "Default System for United Linux" settings. So I have to switch manualy to the the "minimum" installation on every server. :-(

Here is my autoinst.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/YaST2/include/autoinstall/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <install> <bootloader> <location>mbr</location> </bootloader> <general> <clock> <hwclock>GMT</hwclock> <timezone>Europe/Berlin</timezone> </clock> <keyboard> <keymap>german</keymap> </keyboard> <language>de_DE</language> <mouse> <id>20_imps2</id> </mouse> </general> <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/hda</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <mount>/</mount> 131 1 <region config:type="list"> 0 1567 </region> <size>12879986689</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <mount>/import</mount> 131 2 <region config:type="list"> 1567 131 </region> <size>1069219841</size> </partition> <partition> <mount>swap</mount> 130 3 <region config:type="list"> 1698 262 </region> <size>2146664449</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> <software> <base>Minimal</base> <packages config:type="list"> <package>samba</package> <package>samba-client</package> <package>nfs-utils</package> <package>nfs-server</package> <package>iputils</package> <package>bind9-utils</package> <package>ypserv</package> <package>ypbind</package> <package>yp-tools</package> <package>xntp</package> <package>lukemftp</package> <package>cups</package> <package>cups-drivers</package> <package>cups-drivers-stp</package> <package>cups-lips</package> <package>yast2-nis-server</package> </packages> </software> </install> </profile>

My info file:

install: nfs://10.181.206.63:/export/daten/dis/sles_8_0 netdevice: eth server: 10.181.206.63 serverdir: /export/daten/dis/sles_8_0 ip: 10.181.49.73 netmask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 10.181.49.1 nameserver: 10.181.210.52 autoyast: floppy

I'am installing the servers over the network via nfs. I have also followed the instructions in "Chapter 6.1. Creating NFS directory for UL/SLES from distribution CD's" from the AutoYast2 manual.

I thing I have the same problem as Thomas. see: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-autoinstall/2003-Apr/0037.html

y2log files are available on request

What did I do wrong???? Please help!!!!!

Regards --> Peter Palsherm