kickstart problems

[tuxico]

Hello, 
I understand my error now,
I tried to create a local account named "staff" but there is by
default a group named "staff" on ubuntu and it has created a sort of
conflict.
So, the problem is solved with another username.
Cheers 

On 7/3/05, tuxico <tuxico at gmail.com> wrote:
> hello,
> Thanks for your help Carl.
> I read this wiki page, but it can be useful to avoid to use a CD to
> boot, but after I need to use preseed or kickstart instructions for
> the "hands off install".
> And my problem is during the "hands off install", I can't create users
> during the installation, with the kickstart style or the debian
> preseed style.
> Cheers
> 
> 
> On 7/1/05, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:
> > tuxico tuxico wrote:
> > > hello ubuntu addicts,
> > >
> > > I have to install ubuntu on many computers, so I tried to manage it
> > > with KickStart.
> > > everything works fine (NIS, keyboard...) but for the creation of a
> > > root and user account, I can't make it work.
> > >
> > > I tried with :
> > >
> > > passwd                passwd/root-password            password r
> > > passwd                passwd/root-password-again      password r
> > > passwd                passwd/user-fullname            string Staff
> > > passwd                passwd/username                 string staff
> > > passwd                passwd/user-password            password s
> > > passwd                passwd/user-password-again      password s
> > > => with the debian-style (d-i), it is like i wrote nothing, ubuntu ask
> > > me to create a user account, like in a manual installation
> > >
> > > rootpw r
> > > user staff --fullname "staff" --password s
> > > => with the kickstart-style, the installation is stucked during the
> > > creation of the account
> > >
> > > anybody managed to make this working ?
> > > thanks in advance.
> > >
> >
> > I think this is what you want - maybe more:
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LocalNetInstall
> >
> > Carl Karsten
> >
>