Krzys wrote: > Totaly agree... Also when upgrading a box install shold be smart > enough to detect that and not ask for things like IP addresses etc. > Install should be smart enough to detect that on its own and then give > option to change settings if needed... But I totaly agree with what > you stated in your email. We are working toward this as well. The questions we currently ask during install are mostly unnecessary and we intend to minimize and/or eliminate where possible any user required input for this type of thing.
sarah **** > > Chris > > > On Thu, 29 Jun 2006, James Carlson wrote: > >> Peter Tribble writes: >>>> The >>>> sysid config stuff isn't consider a part of the core engine capability >>>> with Caiman. We consider the sysconfig stuff to be separate from the >>>> core engine. system configuration is something that should be >>>> available >>>> to users at all times, and the install system configuration is >>>> really a >>>> special case of the general stuff. >>> >>> I consider this to be a mistake. Configuration is a core >>> component of the installation process, so should be treated >>> as such. Making it available at other times is fine. >> >> I don't agree. While I agree that giving the user access to >> configuration tools during install is a good thing (and would like to >> see us provide *more* access to *more* tools), I strongly disagree >> with the idea that install time should be a "special time." >> >> It should not be the case that there are special things that can be >> done when the system is installed, and that cannot be done at other >> times. In fact, the process of setting up these bits of configuration >> shouldn't be different. (E.g., setting up name services.) >> >> That's the problem that we end up with if we say that configuration is >> an integral part of installation. We end up with "special" bits of >> configuration magic there that end up being alien to the rest of the >> system -- users end up wondering how they can get back to the point >> where they can reenter or correct some information, and unless they >> reinstall the system, they really can't do that, because install time >> is special. And that's bad. >> >> Instead, it makes sense to me to say that install should be able to >> invoke configuration, but not that configuration is bolted to >> install's hip. >> >> -- >> James Carlson, KISS Network <james.d.carlson at sun.com> >> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 >> MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >> >> >> !DSPAM:122,44a3d26911416112644060! >> > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >
