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| Using the Configuration Management System (CMS) | ||
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In order to create the control file for one or more computers, a configuration interface based on YaST2 is provided. This system depends on existing modules which are usually used to configure a computer in regular operation mode, for example, after SUSE Linux is installed.
The configuration management system lets you create control files easily and lets you manage a repository of configurations for the use in a networked environment with multiple clients.
With some exceptions, almost all resources of the control file can be configured using the configuration management system. The system offers flexibility and the configuration of some resources is identical to the one available in the YaST2 Control Center. In addition to the existing and familiar modules new interfaces were created for special and complex configurations, for example for partitioning, general options and software.
Furthermore, using a CMS guarantees the validity of the resulting control file and its direct use for starting automated installation.
Make sure the configuration system is installed (package autoyast2) and call it using the YaST2 Control Center or as root with the following command (make sure the DISPLAY variable is set correctly to start the graphical user interface instead of the text based one):
/sbin/yast2 autoyast
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| Chapter 3. Creating A Control File |  | Creating/Editing a Control File Manually |
