[CentOS] Annoying license at install

Fri Oct 9 15:37:39 UTC 2015
Johan Vermeulen <johan.vermeulen7 at telenet.be>

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.
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