X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-autoconfig.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgrml-autoconfig.current.txt;h=b775a58893ad4a963ee92cebe49c1b7f75f79d64;hp=32668398818d815c497fbdf8e16745a366f053c3;hb=bedd7c2ba3847ed39ab4c923c6e0f9e12873e4f9;hpb=f9f92864d1e46ceeb77297fe8f13405c1a6c8d2f diff --git a/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt b/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt index 3266839..b775a58 100644 --- a/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt +++ b/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt @@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ The DCS directory defaults to the root directory of the GRML live image. If a file system labeled GRMLCFG is found, the DCS directory is the root directory of that file system. Alternatively, the myconfig boot parameter can be used to directly specify a device which is then taken as DCS directory -(myconfig=/dev/sda1, for example). +(myconfig=/dev/sda1, for example). If your device is labeled different to +GRMLCFG the proper label can be set via the autoconfig boot parameter +(autoconfig=SOMELABEL, for example). Without any additional boot parameters, the GCA at DCSDIR/config.tbz is -automatically unpacked and DCSDIR/scrips/grml.sh is automaitcally executed on +automatically unpacked and DCSDIR/scripts/grml.sh is automatically executed on system startup. The 'noautoconfig' boot parameter disables this automatic behavior. @@ -32,7 +34,14 @@ myconfig:: device. Usage examples: myconfig=/dev/sda1 => read DCS from usb-device - myconfig=/dev/fd0 => read DCS from floppy-disk + +autoconfig:: + + This parameter specifies the label used to determine the DCS device. + If undefined the label GRMLCFG is used to find the DCS device. + + autoconfig=SOMELABEL => search for device labeled SOMELABEL to use as + DCS device. home:: @@ -69,9 +78,11 @@ netscript:: Use this parameter to download and run a script from specified destination: You can also add variables to change the file name depending on the host configuration. Predefined and useful variables are $ARCH, $HOSTNAME and - $KERNEL. Usage example: + $KERNEL. The environment variable NETSCRIPT is set to the specified URI. + This can be used to detect if the script is executed via the netscript bootoption. + Usage example: - netcript=server.tld/path/to/script => download and run script/executable from server + netscript=server.tld/path/to/script => download and run script/executable from server netscript=server.tld/script-$HOSTNAME => download and run script/executable for specific host extract:: @@ -86,10 +97,10 @@ extract:: scripts:: This parameter executes scripts. If an optional path is given, it is - relative to DCSDIR. If it points to a directory, all scripts inside this - directory are executed. If the path points to a file, this single file is - executed. If no path is given, it defaults to scripts/grml.sh. Usage - examples: + relative to DCSDIR. If the path points to a file, this single file is + executed. If no path is given, it defaults to scripts/grml.sh. + If the given name points to a directory, all scripts inside it are + executed. Usage examples: scripts => run script DCSDIR/scripts/grml.sh scripts=foobar.sh => run script foobar.sh in DCSDIR @@ -117,12 +128,16 @@ debs:: debs=*.deb => install all debian packages (suffix .deb) from directory DCSDIR/debs/ debs=foo/01*.deb => install all debian packages (suffix .deb) starting with 01 in the filename from directory DCSDIR/foo +debnet:: + + Search all local partitions and dm devices for file /etc/network/interfaces and + copy the directory /etc/network to the grml system and restart networking. noautoconfig:: Deactivate automounting. By default the scripts try to mount a device with - label 'GRMLCFG'. If you specify the noautoconfig bootparam this automounting - will be deactivated. + label 'GRMLCFG'. If you specify the noautoconfig boot parameter this + automounting will be deactivated. noautoconfig => disables auto mounting of label 'GRMLCFG' @@ -133,7 +148,7 @@ Permanently adjust boot parameters As you probably know you can adjust boot parameters on the bootprompt. You want to set some boot parameters permanently? That's possible via adding a directory named 'bootparams' to the Grml ISO which has to be located at the root-directory -/bootparams/ (note: the directory is known as /live/image/bootparams/ on a +/bootparams/ (note: the directory is known as /lib/live/mount/medium/bootparams/ on a _running_ Grml system then). Place a textfile inside the directory containing the boot parameters which should be appended to default ones (this corresponds to booting without any special parameters).