[Debconf-video-commits] r361 - fai-config/doc

[holger at alioth.debian.org]

Author: holger
Date: 2009-03-21 17:23:53 +0000 (Sat, 21 Mar 2009)
New Revision: 361

Modified:
   fai-config/doc/README
Log:
unfinished README, so CarlFK can take a look. will commit 2nd part ASAP

Modified: fai-config/doc/README
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--- fai-config/doc/README	2009-03-21 17:17:48 UTC (rev 360)
+++ fai-config/doc/README	2009-03-21 17:23:53 UTC (rev 361)
@@ -1,3 +1,57 @@
+
+preparing the fai setup
+-----------------------
+svn co svn+ssh://$USERNAME@svn.debian.org/svn/debconf-video/fai-config/
+cd fai-config
+
+cd class
+# take a look at an existing conference to learn how fai works 
+view 29-fosdem2009-classes
+view FOSDEM.var
+view patty.var
+
+cp 29-fosdem2009-classes   29-yourconf-classes
+cp FOSDEM.var	YOURCONF.var
+cp patty.var	a_hostname.var
+
+vi 29-yourconf-classes
+vi YOURCONF.var
+# do hostname.var's later
+
+# optional step:
+#   take a look what software is installed in which class. ../class/29-yourconf-classes definis the classes the host is in
+cd ../package_config
+view *
+
+# also optional step:
+cd ../scripts
+# each class also has scripts associated with them
+
+initial install
+---------------
+# create an usbstick as described in ./src/create_usbstick_howto.txt 
+# boot from usbstick, choose the right hostname per machine as set in ./class/29-yourconf-classes
+
+doing changes later / debug installations
+-----------------------------------------
+run "softupdate" as root to update the configuration (this is basically a around "/usr/sbin/fai -N softupdate")
+/var/log/fai/$hostname/last/FAI_CLASSES lists the classes a host is in
+/var/log/fai/$hostname/last/ is generally useful to look at
+
+
+Second configuration area
+-------------------------
+
+Sadly not all configuration is in FAIs config space, some is in the debconf-video package. FAI is used/useful there too, as it takes
+care of putting the (once) manually entered video passwds into the right config files.
+
+uploading packages to $url.debconf.org
+
+edit /etc/default/debconf-video.passwd on each machine once, then run softupdate. the fai configuration will put the values in the right files.
+
+
+
+
+also
 see http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Videoteam/Software
 
-./src/create_usbstick_howto.txt could also be useful :-)