RedHat Linux: NFS
Server Install
The following
are generic instructions for RedHat Linux.
To perform a network install, you need a special boot disk so that your
computer connects to the NFS server from which the operating system is
downloaded to your computer. The information provided in the installation
instructions below may be a useful guide if you
are booting from a cdrom for the installation.
Creating the network
boot diskette
Note: This
step can be done on any Windows or Linux-like machine. This document contains
the instuctions for using Windows, whereas RedHat
9 Issues provides instructions for creating the diskette by mounting
the appropriate exported directory in Linux.
Note: a
RedHat 9 installation requires a second diskette
with NFS drivers.
- In Windows
use SecureFX for anonymous FTP:
- Choose
File>Quick Connect and complete these settings:
- Protocol:
FTP
- Host
Name or IP: ftp.virginia.edu
- Check
"Anonymous login"
- User
ID: anonymous
- Password:
your email address
- Click
OK to connect
- Navigate
to the folder pub/linux/redhat-versNo/i386/dosutils, where
versNo is the version number of your intended installation
(7.2, 7.3, 8.0).
- Drag the file rawrite.exe to a temporary directory on your hard
drive, e.g. C:\temp
- Open
the images folder
-
Select the bootnet.img file and drag it to the C:\temp directory
(both files must be in the same folder)
- Close
the SecureFX program
- Back
in Windows, go to a DOS prompt (Start>Programs>MS-DOS Prompt)
- Move
to your download directory, for example C:\temp, using the DOS "cd"
commands
- To write
any image file to a floppy diskette, using a DOS window:
- run
the file rawrite.exe by typing "rawrite"
followed by the Enter key
- when
prompted, enter the source file name for the disk
image
- enter
the target diskette drive - this is typically "a".
- when
prompted, insert a labeled formatted diskette into the floppy drive
- when
the process completes, you are finished and may simply type
"exit"
- Versions prior to RedHat 9: use one floppy labeled "NetBoot"
for the image file bootnet.img
- RedHat 9: two floppies labeled "Netinstall" (bootdisk.img)
and "Netdriver" (drvnet.img)
Booting up the machine for a network install:
Plan your
disk partitions if you want a setup other than
a single partition hard drive.
Insert the boot disk (or bootable cd-rom) in the machine and power it
on.
At the Welcome
to Red Hat Linux! Screen press the ENTER key. You will get
"loading...." messages - be patient. Complete requests with the
following information (space bar selects, tab goes to next field):
At the About
to Install screen - Click Next to start installation -
this
could take up to 30 minutes
- Bootdisk
Creation: yes, make one!
- Monitor
Selection: accept the default
- Customize
Graphics Configuration
- Color
Depth: select one of
8, 16, or 24 Bits per Pixel
- Screen
Resolution: 1024x768 or 800x600 (if you make another choice, test
for sync problems)
- Type
of login: your preference (Graphical, Text)
When the installation has completed:
- Remove
any floppy or cd-rom disks
- Click
Exit and the computer will reboot
When the
machine comes back up log in as root or as one of the users you added.
RedHat 7.3 installations must modify the
samba application if users will be using Home
Directory.
Make
your system more secure.
At a minimum, follow our recommended post-install
configuration changes. Failure to sufficiently secure your linux computer
may result in your being cut off the network.
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