From: Jacques Gelinas (jack_at_solucorp.qc.ca)
Date: Wed 09 Jan 2002 - 21:00:19 GMT
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:19:35 -0500, Dave Cost wrote
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to the list so I apologize if this is a faq (hmm is there a list
> archive somewhere?).
>
> I'm wondering if it's possible to install a complete linux distribution in a
> vserver. I mean an automated install like the redhat's kickstart or maybe by
> just using the vrpm utility to install all the packages ?
>
> Any ideas?
You probably can do it like this
mkdir -p /vservers/new
mkdir -p /vservers/new/var/lib/rpm
rpm --root /vservers/new --initdb
rpm --root /vservers/new -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/*i386.rpm \
/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/*noarch.rpm
The i386 rpm is there to avoid the conflict between the various processor
optimised kernel version supplied by redhat. Note that the kernel package
is not need in the vserver.
A vserver is mostly hardware independant, so most part of a normal redhat
installation (hardware probing, partitioning etc are not needed.
All you need to make the vserver installation complete is a /etc/vserver/new.conf
file (copy one you already have), then enter the vserver and turn off
all services and keep only the one you need.
I just did it on my workstation. Took 750 seconds to complete. It installed
1.5 gig of stuff. 2-3 errors were reported. Nothing to worry I think.
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Jacques Gelinas <jack_at_solucorp.qc.ca>
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http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/miscprj/s_context.hc