Figure 5.1 Editing an AutoYaST Profile with the AutoYaST Front-End
5.1.2 Distributing the Profile and
The AutoYaST profile can be distributed in several different ways. Depending on the
protocol used to distribute the profile data, different AutoYaST parameters are used to
make the profile location known to the installation routines on the client. The location
of the profile is passed to the installation routines by means of the boot prompt or an
info file that is loaded upon boot. The following options are available:
Profile
Loca-
tion
File
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Installation and Administration
Determining the autoyast Parameter
Parameter
autoyast=file://path
Description
Makes the installation routines
look for the control file in speci-
fied path (relative to source root
directory—file:///