JeroenVanMeeuwen/Revisor/OptionReference

This page describes all configuration directives and CLI parameters for Revisor.

Configuration File Directives

Runtime Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
answer_yes	Answer all questions as 'yes'	False
Configuration Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
kickstart_file	Kickstart configuration file to use	/etc/revisor/conf.d/sample-ks.cfg
destination_directory	Destination directory for products	/srv/revisor/
working_directory	Working directory (all temporary data ends up here)	/var/tmp/
model	Model to use for composing	f7-i386
mode_respin	Mode to use for composing updated spins	False
repos_enablesource	Show Source Repositories	False
repos_enabledebuginfo	Show Debug Info Repositories	False
repos_enabletesting	Show Testing Repositories	False
repos_enabledevelopment	Show Development Repositories	False
kickstart_manifest	Use Kickstart Package Manifest	False
kickstart_manifest_customize	Customize Kickstart Package Manifest	False
kickstart_options_customize	Customize Kickstart Configuration Options	False
dependency_resolve_allow_conflicts	Set the mode in which dependencies are resolved	False
product_name	Product name	"Fedora"
iso_basename	ISO Base Name. This gets the version, architecture and type of media appended	"F"
iso_label	ISO Label Base Name. There's a 32 character limit for the media's label, so usually this is pretty short	"Fedora"
version	Version	"7"
getsource	Whether to also fetch the source packages	0
copy_dir	Copy this directory.	""
architecture	Compose for this architecture	"i386"
Installation Media Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
media_installation_cd	Create Installation CD or CD set	False
media_installation_dvd	Create Installation DVD or DVD set	False
media_installation_dvd_duallayer	Create Installation DVD Dual Layer or DVD Dual Layer set	False
media_installation_unified	Create one Installation ISO	False
media_installation_raw	Build raw HDD install image	False
media_installation_tree	Build Installation Tree	False
media_installation_pxe	Build PXE Installation Payload	False
kickstart_include	Include kickstart configuration file on media	False
kickstart_default	Set kickstart to boot by default	False
im_append	Append this string to the boot menu when kickstart installation has been set to boot by default	""
updates_img	Include specified updates.img on installation media	None
product_path	Product path (Directory in the root of the media holding the packages)	"Fedora"
comps	Comps file to include on the Installation Media	False
release_pkgs	List of (regular expressions of) packages that contain Release Notes and GPG keys	"^fedora-release.*$"
release_files	List of (regular expressions of) files and directories in release_pkgs that should be copied onto the media	"eula.txt fedora.css GPL README-BURNING-ISOS-en_US.txt RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html ^RPM-GPG img images stylesheet-images"
Delta Integration Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
delta_iso_image	File or directory containing files to generate Delta ISOs from	""
Live Media Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
media_live_optical	Compose Optical Live Media (CD, DVD)	False
media_live_thumb	Compose Live USB Thumb Drive Media	False
media_live_hd	Compose Live USB Hard Drive	False
media_live_raw	Compose raw Live Image	False
lm_chroot_shell	Use a chroot shell to further customize the image	False
lm_user_name	Set the username for your custom user account	"live"
lm_user_comment	Set the user accounts' comment field	"Fedora Unity - Revisor"
lm_user_password	Set the users password	"live"
lm_user_autologin	Should the user be logged in automatically?	False
lm_user_wheel	Should the user be a member of the wheel group?	False
lm_wheel_sudo_no_password	Should the wheel group be allowed to 'sudo' without a password?	True
lm_dump_current_profile	Dump the current user profile on the live media	False
lm_preferred_kernel_type	One of 'normal', 'debug', 'PAE' or 'xen'. Allows configuration of which kernel the media should boot	"normal"
lm_fs_label	Set the 'base' filesystem label	"fc"
lm_skip_fs_compression	Skip filesystem compression before putting everything on disc?	False
lm_skip_prelink	Skip prelinking the filesystem's content?	False
lm_ignore_deleted	Ignore deleted blocks in the filesystem and just continue?	False
lm_hostname	Set the hostname for the system	"livecd.fedoraunity.org"
lm_default_runlevel	Set the default runlevel	3
Virtualization Media Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
media_virtual_vmware_appliance	Compose VMWare Appliance	False
media_virtual_vmware_guest	Compose VMWare Guest	False
media_virtual_xen	Compose Xen Image/Guest	False
media_virtual_kvm	Compose KVM Image/Guest	False
virt_xen	Xen Guest name	""
virt_xen_size	Xen Guest size	3000
virt_kvm	KVM Guest name	""
virt_kvm_size	KVM Guest size	""
virt_sparse	Use Sparse filesystem?	False
virt_stateless	Create Stateless Guests	False
virt_appliance	Make it become an appliance	False
virt_fstype	Set the Filesystem Type to use	"ext3"
Utility Media Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
media_utility_rescue	Compose Utility Disc	False
Cobbler Integration Options
Configuration Directive	Description	Default
cobbler_add_profile	Add this profile to Cobbler	""
cobbler_add_distro	Add this distro to Cobbler	""
cobbler_use_profile	Use this profile from Cobbler	""
cobbler_use_distro	Use this distro from Cobbler	""
cobbler_from_distro	Derive from this Cobbler distro	""
cobbler_add	Add this to Cobbler as both a profile and a distro	""
cobbler_server	Use this Cobbler server	""

Command Line Parameters

Live Media Options:
--live-optical      Create Live Media CD/DVD
--live-usb-thumb    Create Live Media Thumb Drive Image (will be
depreciated)
--live-usb-hd       Create Live Media Hard Disk Image (will be
depreciated)
--live-raw          Create Live Media Raw Hard Disk Image
--live-shell        Interactively work in the live image before building
the ISO image.
--skip-compression  Skip file system compression.
--skip-prelink      Skip prelinking the contents of the filesystem.
--ignore-deleted    Ignore filesystem overhead. Useless blocks will not be
removed from the filesystem.
--preferred-kernel  Set the preferred kernel. One of normal, PAE, xen or
debug.

Virtualization Media Options:
--virt-xen=[guest name] 
Build Xen virtual machine. (not implemented yet)
--virt-xen-size=[drive size in MB] 
Xen virtual machine drive size, in MB. (Default:
3000MB) (not implemented yet)
--virt-kvm=[guest name] 
Build KVM virtual machine. (not implemented yet)
--virt-kvm-size=[drive size in MB] 
KVM virtual machine drive size, in MB. (Default:
3000MB) (not implemented yet)
--virt-fstype=[filesystem type] 
Virtual machine file system type. (Default: ext3) (not
implemented yet)
--virt-sparse       Make virtual machine drive a sparse filesystem. (not
implemented yet)
--virt-stateless    Make virtual machine stateless (changes do not
persist.) (not implemented yet)
--virt-appliance    Build virtual machine as an appliance using a simple
raw drive image and yum. (Doesn't require virt. tech.
to be running locally.) (not implemented yet)

Cobbler Options:
--cobbler-add=[name] 
Add compose to a Cobbler server as both a Distribution
and Profile.
--cobbler-add-profile=[profile-name] 
Add compose options as a Profile to a Cobbler server.
[Requires --cobbler-use-distro] 
--cobbler-use-distro=[distro-name] 
Use a Cobbler distro as source for packages.
--cobbler-use-profile=[profile-name] 
Use a Cobbler profile as source for kickstart data.
--cobbler-list      List options provided by cobbler.
--cobbler-server=[server-address] 
Use remote cobbler server.

Delta Options:
--delta=[old-iso-image] 
Generate a delta ISO image. Currently only valid for
single disc Installation DVD sets.

Revisor is a Fedora Unity product. For more information about Revisor, visit
http://revisor.fedoraunity.org/