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hey Reader,

I'm having a problem with my kickstart file I think. When I boot my system with the CD-ROM (which is having RHEL 7.1 on it) and then hit tab to insert the following command: 'inst.ks=IP/ks/rhel710.ks'. It loads for a while, and it checks a few things, but after the checking it just goes to the normal installation interface. I dont know where I can find the log's to show, if anyone is able to help me please.

P.S. This is my kickstart file
lang en_US
keyboard us
timezone Europe/Amsterdam --isUtc
rootpw $1$/SK1tGcK$bb8nO2ooA8SehW4Inhtor0 --iscrypted

platform x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T

reboot
url --url=http://172.16.10.20//var/www/html/ks/
bootloader --location=mbr --append="rhgb quiet crashkernel=auto"
zerombr
clearpart --all --initlabel
autopart
auth --passalgo=sha512 --useshadow --enablenis --nisdomain=172.16.10.10 --nisserver=trinite.intranet --enableldapauth --ldapserver=172.16.10.43 --ldapbasedn=dc=xserve,dc=trinite,dc=nl --enablesmbauth --smbservers=172.16.10.43 --smbworkgroup=workgroup --enablecache
selinux --disabled
firewall --enabled
firstboot --disable
%packages
@debugging
glibc-utils
systemtap-client
memtest86+
gdb-gdbserver
systemtap-initscript
@dial-up
pptp
rp-pppoe
@console-internet
ftp
lftp
elinks
fetchmail
irssi
mutt
whois
@compat-libraries
@backup-client
bacula-client
@base
yum-plugin-aliases
subscription-manager-migration-data
acpid
audispd-plugins
yum-plugin-versionlock
libitm
libstoragemgmt-smis-plugin
dumpet
redhat-upgrade-dracut
libstoragemgmt-netapp-plugin
yum-plugin-tmprepo
PyPAM
libcgroup
linuxptp
wodim
volume_key
subscription-manager-migration
uuidd
ntp
yum-plugin-changelog
libatomic
yum-plugin-verify
x86info
dos2unix
libcgroup-tools
kernel-tools
redhat-upgrade-tool
kabi-yum-plugins
logwatch
libstoragemgmt-targetd-plugin
libstoragemgmt-nstor-plugin
zsh
@backup-server
@system-admin-tools
@print-server
@web-server
perl-CGI
mod_nss
perl-CGI-Session
mod_security
@php
php-odbc
php-pecl-memcache
php-xmlrpc
php-soap
php-ldap
php-ldap
php-recode
php-mysql
php-pgsql
@web-servlet
@load-balancer
@system-management
freeipmi-ipmidetectd
ipmitool
watchdog
OpenIPMI
openhpi
@graphical-admin-tools
authconfig-gtk
gnome-disk-utility
gnome-packagekit
system-config-users
setroubleshoot
setools-console
system-config-kickstart
wireshark-gnome
system-config-kdump
policycoreutils-gui
@virtualization-client
libguestfs-tools-c
libguestfs-tools
@gnome-desktop
dvgrab
xguest
vim-X11
@input-methods
iok
@legacy-x
@remote-desktop-clients
spice-xpi
kdenetwork-krdc
vinagre
tigervnc
freerdp
@fonts
@kde-desktop
@desktop-debugging
@x11
xorg-x11-drv-mouse
initial-setup
xorg-x11-drv-keyboard
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome
tigervnc-server
@kde-media
@technical-writing
@office-suite
libreoffice-base
@internet-browser
@kde-apps
@emacs
@graphics
@internet-applications
@gnome-apps
@development
systemtap-sdt-devel
mod_dav_svn
mod_dav_svn
ElectricFence
ant
libstdc++-docs
gcc-gnat
expect
compat-gcc-44-c++
dejagnu
perltidy
cmake
imake
babel
ksc
rpmdevtools
systemtap-server
javapackages-tools
javapackages-tools
bzr
mercurial
chrpath
gcc-objc
cvs
rpmlint
gcc-objc++
compat-gcc-44
python-docs
nasm
@additional-devel
@platform-devel
%end

Greetings,

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What information the installer is asking you? You are probably missing mandatory information in your kickstart.

I cannot see the network directive in your kickstart, maybe tell the system how to get an IP configuration.

For the logs you can press alt+F[234] to switch between the console, and go in /tmp when the installation has started.

Is this custom bootable rhel? I think u need to create a custom cd, and create some script to trigger the network drive is up and set ip address on the same segment with u're kickstart file.

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