On redhat 7.2 it should be in /root named anaconda-ks.cfg I think you need to copy this over to a floppy and rename it ks.cfg. When you place the rh 7.2 install disc in and it comes up with the install menu you type in linux: something-something and it will make an install just like you had on the machine where the kickstart file came from. I will try to find the something something line, take a look at www.linuxdoc.org hth, Lewis Watson
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr Igor Vertiletsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:19 PM Subject: Re: "I know this message..." help restore entire system THANKS > Thanks for all the info. > > Of course the solution of restoring to the second > drive bfore the 1st one fails is simply ingenius. > > BTW, what is kickstart config file? Could just point > me in the right direction. > > It's just that this machine is an old pentiom 100 box. > It does not do much, except firewall, router, DNS, and > other crucial functions, so I would like to be able to > restore it as quickly as possible. > > Thanks again for all the help. > > Igor. > > --- Lewis Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John R. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mr Igor Vertiletsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 6:52 PM > > Subject: Re: "I know this message..." help restore > > entire system > > > > > > > >... the system is configured as amanda client and > > has only one > > > >partition / (root). ... > > > >Anyway, my question is: how do I restore the > > entire > > > >system (in case I need to rplace or rebuild hard > > > >drive)? I have recent full dumps of the server. > > > > > > Amanda does not provide "from bare metal" restore > > features. If it > > > crashes hard you'll need to get the client up > > enough (e.g. from your > > > original OS distribution materials) to get on the > > network and then you > > > can pull back the dump images and blat over the > > top of things. > > > > > > The kickstart config file works wonders when > > rebuilding. That will get the > > bare metal install then use Amanda to restore the > > data. Works for me but I > > would like to hear from others on this. > > > > hth, > > Lewis Watson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > >
