[CentOS] Annoying license at install

[david]

At 08:37 AM 10/9/2015, you wrote:

>Op 9-okt.-2015 17:17 schreef david <david at daku.org>:
> >
> > Folks
> >
> > I have several remotely-located servers, donated by folks not all of
> > whom are computer geeks, let-alone Linux aware.  In earlier versions
> > of Centos, I directed them to perform a minimal NetInstall (not too
> > difficult to direct over the phone), and then issue two commands
> > after the first boot.  One was a 'curl' to download a script of mine,
> > and the second was a dot-command to run it.  A few reboots followed
> > in close succession, and I directed them to logon as root, and issue
> > a simple dot-command.  The personal intervention ended usually within
> > an hour, since I had ssh access to the system and root, and could
> > complete the installation and tailoring completely remotely.  I would
> > only need their intervention in the case of problems.  In many cases,
> > I've not needed to invoke that help for a year or more.
> >
> > This scheme worked well until I decided to add support of graphical
> > desktops on the systems in Centos 7, as I had in Centos 6.  Once
> > those packages were installed, further non-intuitive on-site
> > intervention was required at next reboot to approve licenses.  Remote
> > ssh logins didn't work until that was done.
> >
> > These licenses needed to be approved on the local console.  This is
> > quite annoying and places more demands upon my remote friend.  In
> > some cases, the console and keyboard had been removed and the box had
> > been placed in the closet.
> >
> > I am seeking a way to reduce or eliminate this annoyance.  The best
> > would be to find some way to 'pre-approve' the license agreement in
> > my customizing scripts.  Failing that, it would be nice to be able to
> > approve these scripts from a remote ssh logon.  I am reluctant to
> > deploy Centos 7 without GUI support (I use x2go sometimes), and am
> > thus reluctant to deploy centos 7 at this point.
> >
> > Advice and comments welcome
> >
> > David
> > San Francisco
> >
> >
>
>Hello,
>
>is switching to Mate an option for you?
>
>Greetings, j.

Interesting thought.  I'm trying it and will report results on the list.

David