Description of problem: I've been working on getting FC5 to kickstart through a 410 satellite since it's the closest we have to RHEL 5 at the moment, but ran into a problem. The line "network --bootproto dhcp" isn't included in the kickstart file by default, so the FC 5 anaconda keeps dropping from an automated install to a manual install when it reaches the network configuration step. I don't know if this is a problem for RHEL 4. How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create an external distribution of FC5. 2. Create a new profile with default values that uses the distribution. 3. View the kickstart file that's generated and see that the network configuration line isn't included. Actual results: Anaconda on FC5 will switch to manual configuration when it reaches the network configuration step. Expected results: The kickstart file should have the line "network --bootproto dhcp" in it to keep anaconda from dropping into manual mode. Additional info: I can work around this by adding the network config line via the Advanced Options.
According to the Sysadmin Guide the network option is optional. Anaconda will default to DHCP if nothing else is specified. This has been verified back to 2.1.
Added code to add network --bootproto as a default option to the kickstart
Testing Suggestion - See originating comment for a reasonable test plan.
verified on hosted and satellite (rhn-java* and taskomatic -692) for RHEL2.1, RHEL3, and RHEL4
moving to closed - currentrelease