[CentOS] Re: rootpw and graphical mode?

Thu Sep 6 14:33:33 UTC 2007
Johnn Tan <linuxweb at gmail.com>

semi linux wrote:
> Here is the relevant section of the kickstart: (does prompt for pw):
> 
> lang en_US
> keyboard us
> timezone America/Los_Angeles --utc
> rootpw textpw
> # rootpw --iscrypted ***********************
> reboot
> logging --level=debug
> graphical
> # text
> install
> autostep --autoscreenshot
> driverdisk --type=ext2 --source=http://****/3w9650SE-x86_64-9.4.1.1.img
> url --url http://*****/CentOS5
> bootloader --location=mbr --append="crashkernel=256M at 16M"
> zerombr
> clearpart --all --initlabel
> part swap --recommended --ondisk=sda
> part /boot --fstype "ext3" --ondisk=sda --size 200
> part / --fstype "ext3" --ondisk=sda --size 100000
> auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5
> network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 --hostname=temp --onboot=yes --noipv6
> firewall --disabled
> selinux --disabled
> xconfig --defaultdesktop=gnome --startxonboot --resolution=1024x768 --depth=32
> 
> 
> If I uncomment these lines and re-comment their counterparts, then is prompts.
> - The prompt is the default password prompt.
> - The auth line is in there.
> - I don't necessarily need graphical but it's a whole lot nicer due to
> the screenshots provided
> 
> 
> Any other hints or suggestions?

Looks about right. Where are you getting the crypted root 
pw? Are you sure it's valid/complete?

Other than that, I don't have any other suggestions.

johnn