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# Boot anaconda using any available means | # Boot anaconda using any available means | ||
# Direct the installer to use a FTP installation source by adding the boot command: <code>askmethod</code> | # Direct the installer to use a FTP installation source by adding the boot command: <code>askmethod</code> | ||
# When prompted, choose to perform a '' | # When prompted, check ''On the network'' and choose to perform a ''FTP'' install | ||
# Provide the server and path of a valid FTP installation source, including a valid <code>username</code> and <code>password</code> into the FTP URL using the form: <pre>ftp://USER:PASS@some.server/path/to/install</pre> | # Provide the server and path of a valid FTP installation source, including a valid <code>username</code> and <code>password</code> into the FTP URL using the form: <pre>ftp://USER:PASS@some.server/path/to/install</pre> | ||
{{admon/note|A valid username?|Unless you are an administrator of the FTP server, you may not have a list of valid users and passwords. Additionally, sending a password <code>plain/text</code> may be a security risk depending on your network setup. One option is to provide a username of ''anonymous'' with a password of ''email''. The resulting URL would be in the form of <pre>ftp://anonymous:email@some.server/path/to/install</pre>. This may seem unintuitive, but this will still exercise anaconda's ability to properly parse user input and send the information to the requested FTP server.}} | {{admon/note|A valid username?|Unless you are an administrator of the FTP server, you may not have a list of valid users and passwords. Additionally, sending a password <code>plain/text</code> may be a security risk depending on your network setup. One option is to provide a username of ''anonymous'' with a password of ''email''. The resulting URL would be in the form of <pre>ftp://anonymous:email@some.server/path/to/install</pre>. This may seem unintuitive, but this will still exercise anaconda's ability to properly parse user input and send the information to the requested FTP server.}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:05, 4 January 2012
Description
A complete installation using the FTP (non-anonymous) network installation protocol.
How to test
- Boot anaconda using any available means
- Direct the installer to use a FTP installation source by adding the boot command:
askmethod - When prompted, check On the network and choose to perform a FTP install
- Provide the server and path of a valid FTP installation source, including a valid
usernameandpasswordinto the FTP URL using the form:ftp://USER:PASS@some.server/path/to/install
A valid username?
Unless you are an administrator of the FTP server, you may not have a list of valid users and passwords. Additionally, sending a password
Unless you are an administrator of the FTP server, you may not have a list of valid users and passwords. Additionally, sending a password
plain/text may be a security risk depending on your network setup. One option is to provide a username of anonymous with a password of email. The resulting URL would be in the form of ftp://anonymous:email@some.server/path/to/install. This may seem unintuitive, but this will still exercise anaconda's ability to properly parse user input and send the information to the requested FTP server.
Expected Results
- Anaconda uses the
images/install.imgfrom the FTP server provided. This can be confirmed if you have access to the FTP server logs. Alternatively, you can examine the file/var/log/anaconda.loglooking for a line similar to the followingINFO : URL_STAGE_MAIN: url is ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/i386/os/images/install.img
- Anaconda uses the package repository from the FTP server provided
- Anaconda completes successfully
- System boots successfully