Using FAI to install a "root Server"

[Thomas Lange]

>>>>> On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:37:46 +0200, Torsten Schlabach <tschlabach at gmx.net> said:

    > But what we know for sure is:

    > It mounted the root filesystem via NFS from the FAI server.
    > I just checked, even a regular kernel would then start init which would 
    > in turn execute /etc/init.d/rcS; which would be coming from the NFS root 

rcS is a symlink /srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/init.d/rcS -> /usr/sbin/fai


    > Is it correct to assume that when I mount /srv/fai/nfsroot as /, then 
    > the install client will be chrooted and see /srv/fai/nfsroot as /, so if 
    > init is looking for /etc/init.d/rcS, this will map to 
    > /srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/init.d/rcS on the server?
Yep. And that should be a symlink to fai.

    > Does the FAI kernel have ext2/ext3 filesystem support? 
Only as a module.

    > Is it built with netconsole support?
Waht is netconsole?

    > What does the -m option mean on the kernel command line?
?? You mean make-fai-bootfloppy -m? Read the man page.

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regards Thomas