.. _Standard Kickstart Options:

Standard Kickstart Options
--------------------------

Your kickstart file may include any of the standard Linux options used in kickstart files for installing Linux operating systems. For the full list of these options and their explanations, consult the respective Linux documentation (e.g., the *Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide*).

Listed below are the mandatory options and commands that you must include in each kickstart file:

+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Option             | Description                                            |
+====================+========================================================+
| ``auth``           | Specifies authentication options for the Virtuozzo     |
|                    | physical server.                                       |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``bootloader``     | Specifies the way of installing the bootloader.        |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``install``        | Tells the system to install Virtuozzo either from      |
|                    | ``nfs`` or ``url`` (for FTP and HTTP installations,    |
|                    | respectively). Specify this option to perform a clean  |
|                    | installation of Virtuozzo.                             |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``cmdline``        | Do not start the X Window System and do not show the   |
|                    | installer GUI.                                         |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``keyboard``       | Sets the system keyboard type.                         |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``lang``           | Sets the language to use during installation and the   |
|                    | default language to use on the installed system.       |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``part``           | Creates partitions on the server.                      |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``rootpw``         | Sets the root user's password.                         |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``timezone``       | Sets the system time zone.                             |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``clearpart``      | Erases partitions on specified (or all) disk drives.   |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``autopart``       | Automatically creates partitions required to install   |
|                    | Virtuozzo and Virtuozzo Storage (if being installed).  |
|                    |                                                        |
|                    | .. note:: This option must follow ``clearpart``.       |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``zerombr``        | Initializes unused partitions on all disk drives       |
|                    | reachable by the installer.                            |
|                    |                                                        |
|                    | .. note:: This option must follow ``clearpart``.       |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ``ignoredisk``     | Optional. Ignores the specified drives or all drives   |
|                    | except the one specified. Used with one of the         |
|                    | following arguments:                                   |
|                    |                                                        |
|                    | - ``--drives=<drive>[,...]``, a comma-separated list   |
|                    |   of drives to ignore. If a server has drives other    |
|                    |   than those specified in this option, the installer   |
|                    |   will ask what to do with them.                       |
|                    |                                                        |
|                    | -  ``--only-use=<drive>``, ignore every drive except   |
|                    |    the specified.                                      |
+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

