# Help with kickstart autoinstall OS

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Tags:** rocky-linux-8\
**Created:** [February 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715 "2024-02-01T16:00:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![POSworker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@POSworker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/POSworker)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715/1 "2024-02-01T16:00:54Z")

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Hi,  
i’m trying to generate a USB to automate Rocky 8 install, with the anaconda-ks.cfg it made after the first install to other machines with the completely same specs. [VID\_20240131111303 - VEED](https://www.veed.io/view/4a9f3d78-c06f-4ba8-8778-72fe42b2667b?panel=) But here you can see it doesn’t do as i was expecting.

This is the original ks after install

```auto
#version=RHEL8
# Use graphical install
graphical

repo --name="AppStream" --baseurl=file:///run/install/sources/mount-0000-hdd-device/AppStream

%packages
@^server-product-environment
@headless-management
kexec-tools

%end

# Keyboard layouts
keyboard --xlayouts='us'
# System language
lang en_US.UTF-8

# Network information
network --hostname=localhost.localdomain

# Use hard drive installation media
harddrive --dir= --partition=LABEL=ROCKY-8-7-X

# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --enable

ignoredisk --only-use=sda
# Partition clearing information
clearpart --none --initlabel
# Disk partitioning information
part /boot --fstype="xfs" --ondisk=sda --size=1024
part pv.283 --fstype="lvmpv" --ondisk=sda --size=393224
part /boot/efi --fstype="efi" --ondisk=sda --size=1024 --fsoptions="umask=0077,shortname=winnt"
volgroup rl --pesize=4096 pv.283
logvol /usr --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=usr --vgname=rl
logvol / --fstype="xfs" --size=40960 --name=root --vgname=rl
logvol /home --fstype="xfs" --size=20480 --name=home --vgname=rl
logvol /var/lib/docker --fstype="xfs" --size=102400 --name=var_lib_docker --vgname=rl
logvol /var/tmp --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var_tmp --vgname=rl
logvol /tmp --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=tmp --vgname=rl
logvol /var/log --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var_log --vgname=rl
logvol /var/log/audit --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var_log_audit --vgname=rl
logvol /var --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var --vgname=rl
logvol swap --fstype="swap" --size=65536 --name=swap --vgname=rl
logvol /opt --fstype="xfs" --size=102400 --name=opt --vgname=rl

# System timezone
timezone Europe/Madrid --isUtc --nontp

%addon com_redhat_kdump --enable --reserve-mb='auto'

%end

%anaconda
pwpolicy root --minlen=6 --minquality=1 --notstrict --nochanges --notempty
pwpolicy user --minlen=6 --minquality=1 --notstrict --nochanges --emptyok
pwpolicy luks --minlen=6 --minquality=1 --notstrict --nochanges --notempty
%end

```

And then i tried to modify for non interactive

```auto
#version=RHEL8
# use text
text --non-interactive

repo --name="AppStream" --baseurl=file:///run/install/sources/mount-0000-hdd-device/AppStream

%packages
@^server-product-environment
@headless-management
kexec-tools

%end

# Keyboard layouts
keyboard --xlayouts='us'
# System language
lang en_US.UTF-8

# Network information
network --hostname=localhost.localdomain

# Use hard drive installation media
harddrive --dir= --partition=LABEL=ROCKY-8-7-X

# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --disable

ignoredisk --only-use=sda
# Partition clearing information
clearpart --all --initlabel
# Disk partitioning information
part /boot --fstype="xfs" --ondisk=sda --size=1024
part pv.283 --fstype="lvmpv" --ondisk=sda --size=393224
part /boot/efi --fstype="efi" --ondisk=sda --size=1024 --fsoptions="umask=0077,shortname=winnt"
volgroup rl --pesize=4096 pv.283
logvol /usr --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=usr --vgname=rl
logvol / --fstype="xfs" --size=40960 --name=root --vgname=rl
logvol /home --fstype="xfs" --size=20480 --name=home --vgname=rl
logvol /var/lib/docker --fstype="xfs" --size=102400 --name=var_lib_docker --vgname=rl
logvol /var/tmp --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var_tmp --vgname=rl
logvol /tmp --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=tmp --vgname=rl
logvol /var/log --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var_log --vgname=rl
logvol /var/log/audit --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var_log_audit --vgname=rl
logvol /var --fstype="xfs" --size=10240 --name=var --vgname=rl
logvol swap --fstype="swap" --size=65536 --name=swap --vgname=rl
logvol /opt --fstype="xfs" --size=102400 --name=opt --vgname=rl

# System timezone
timezone Europe/Madrid --isUtc --nontp

%addon com_redhat_kdump --enable --reserve-mb='auto'

%end

%anaconda
pwpolicy root --minlen=6 --minquality=1 --notstrict --nochanges --notempty
pwpolicy user --minlen=6 --minquality=1 --notstrict --nochanges --emptyok
pwpolicy luks --minlen=6 --minquality=1 --notstrict --nochanges --notempty
%end

eula --agreed

```

I also modified the isolinux.cfg on this part:

```auto
label linux
  menu label ^Install Rocky Linux 8
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img inst.repo=hd:LABEL=ROCKY-8-7-X inst.ks=file:anaconda-ks.cfg quiet

```

Is this wrong? what am i missing?

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**Author:** ![tjdoyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tjdoyle/32/500_2.png) [@tjdoyle](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/tjdoyle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715/2 "2024-02-01T22:00:31Z")

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Hi,

What isn’t working with the kickstart?

Try Replacing

```auto
inst.ks=file:anaconda-ks.cfg quiet

```

With

```auto
inst.ks=hd:LABEL=ROCKY-8-7-X:/anaconda-ks.cfg quiet

```

To support uefi you’ll probably need to update /EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg aswell:

```auto
linuxefi /images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.repo=hd:LABEL=ROCKY-8-7-X inst.ks=hd:LABEL=ROCKY-8-7-X:/anaconda-ks.cfg quiet

```

Also how are you generating the ISO for the usb?

Regards Tom.

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**Author:** ![POSworker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@POSworker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/POSworker)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715/3 "2024-02-09T11:43:29Z")

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Thanks for the reply,  
i was expecting the graphic install to not appear. The LiveUSB was made by downloading the DVD iso installer from the web and then just apply with UNetbootin or Rufus don’t remember.

Now i get a Warning: Can’t get kickstart from /dev/sdb1:anaconda-ks.cfg

And it got solved by moving the anaconda-ks.cfg to the root of the USB, thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![Hicham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/hicham/32/4149_2.png) [@Hicham](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Hicham)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715/4 "2024-04-08T21:44:29Z")

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Hi, I have the same problem as you and I need help, could you write me the details of how you did it to create ISO for USB, also share anaconda and isolinux files with me, and how you solved the anaconda cfg problem. I would be grateful if you leave me a contact I will write to you there. I’ve been looking for someone who has done this for a long time

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/help-with-kickstart-autoinstall-os/12715/5 "2024-06-07T21:44:57Z")

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