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20.1 Preparing the Master Machine
To prepare a master machine for a firstboot workflow, proceed as follows:
1 Insert the installation media into the master machine.
2 Boot the machine.
3 Perform a normal installation including all necessary configuration steps and
4 To define your own workflow of YaST configuration steps for the end user or
5 Enable firstboot as root:
6 Proceed to
20.2 Customizing the Firstboot
Customizing the firstboot installation may involve several different components. Cus-
tomizing them is optional. If you do not make any changes, firstboot performs the in-
stallation using the default settings. The following options are available:
• Customizing messages to the user as described in
YaST Messages"
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wait for the installed machine to boot. Also install the yast2-firstboot
package.
to add your own YaST modules to this workflow, proceed to
"Customizing the Firstboot Installation"
to
Step 5
(page 272).
Create an empty file /var/lib/YaST2/reconfig_system to trigger
firstboot's execution. This file will be deleted, once the firstboot configuration
has been successfully accomplished. Create this file using the following command:
touch /var/lib/YaST2/reconfig_system
Section 20.3, "Cloning the Master Installation"
Installation
(page 273).
Section 20.2,
(page 272). Otherwise proceed directly
(page 281).
Section 20.2.1, "Customizing
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