This is a draft re-write of
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/dynamic.php#database
If you like it I will add the proper HTML to paste into the existing page.
Please comment freely. My goal was to give step-by-step directions and
guidance without repeating the information within the files themselves.
Thanks!
-Jeff
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Jeffrey Albro | Systems Administrator | Boston University
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Photonics, Room 305 | 617-358-2785
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Using a Database
If you wish to store and organize installation settings for a large number
of computers you are best off with a database of some sort. This is where
Unattended really shines in large organizations.
Unattended offers two options:
MySQL Database
CSV Flat File
Setting up a MySQL system:
Set up the MySQL Database on a server using the comments at the
beginning of lib/conf-mysql.pl
Populate the database to suit your needs. Use the guidelines
at the beginning of site/orig-config.pl
mv site/config.pl site/orig-config.pl
cp site/sample-config.pl site/config.pl
Edit site/config.pl
Uncomment the two lines under "# Set db for mysql interface"
Edit the second line with the correct mysql host, username, and
password.
Make sure the MySQL server can be reached by any client you install.
Done!
Setting up a CSV Flat File system:
Create site/unattend.csv based upon the format described at the
beginning of lib/conf-csv.pl and the Lookups and Properties
described in the beginning of site/sample-config.pl
mv site/config.pl site/orig-config.pl
cp site/sample-config.pl site/config.pl
Edit site/config.pl
Uncomment the two lines under "# Setup db for CSV interface"
Done!
Making the most of your Database:
If you prefer to have a more straightforward list of MAC addresses
associated with computer names, organization names, passwords, etc,
you could create this list and then generate the MySQL DB or CSV file
that Unattended prefers from this list.
If you wish to modify unattend.txt setting that Unattended does not
have properties for, you can use a database to generate the
Unattended MySQL database linking MAC addresses -> computer names
and computer names -> specific unattend.txt file. Then you use
your master database to generate these unattend.txt files.
In Active Directory environments, remember you don't need to do
everything with Unattended. Software can be added and settings
configured with Group Policy. With the ComputerName and
MachineObjectOU you can add the computer directly to the OU
you want it in.
Further development:
If you developed other database-modules
(e.g. for LDAP or PostgreSQL or such) to
meet your environment, we would love to
hearing from you and appreciate your
contribution!
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