Questions tagged [autoinstall]
For questions about the automated installation mode (autoinstall for short) of Ubuntu Server 20.04 and later. Do not use this tag for questions about the autoinstall option of the ubuntu-drivers command.
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How do I add a user to a group in Ubuntu Server Autoinstall?
I'm trying to configure docker in my Ubuntu server autoinstaller.
Most everything has worked as expected, but I cannot figure out how to get my user to be added to docker group as a part of this ...
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Replicating an autoinstall
My scenario is as follows.
I've deployed several servers, and each has generated the /var/log/installer/autoinstall-user-data.
Of course, things have changed on the devices, i.e., network config and ...
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Autoinstall Ubuntu 22.04 in Air Gapped network
I’m wondering if anyone can point me in some direction. In our environment, we support a high number of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktops all in an air-gapped network. We have a mirror of the Ubuntu ...
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Cloud-init: how to get kernel parameters into the grub config files during autoinstall on 22.04?
I proceed struggling my way through the cloud-init and it's documentation. One of my current challenges is getting the cgroups flags for the kernel into the grub configs.
The ultimate goal is to get ...
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Try to setup autoinstall in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS booting through iso and use https://x.x.x.x./user-data to install unattended in VM not working
Autoinstall skips after searching for cloud-init and drops back to manual install interactive menu. Why is it not picking up the user-data file?
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I am trying to boot by editing grub:
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Ubuntu 22.04 Autoinstall works on UEFI but not MBR in Virtualbox?
I have read through the curtin and autoinstall documentation and can't wrap my head around why this autoinstall script is working on my development laptop but not my vbox install (ver 7.0.8 on Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu autoinstall with Encryption not working
I'm trying to install Ubuntu server 22.04 with auto-install mostly following this article. I can successfully get the cloud-init and use my user-data for the installation but I can't seem to get the ...
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The difference in network configuration files between USB install and PXE autoinstall
when i use pxe with autoinstall install ubuntu server 22.04 or 23.04,the network configuration automatically generated like this
# This is the network config written by 'subiquity'
network:
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how to enable root user by default in autoinstall user data
in my product, i need to enable root user by default in autoinstall user-data file
Expectation: root user login by default post installation
i followed the below,
version: 1
user-data:
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How to install packages offline with Ubuntu 22.04 Server Autoinstall
I am making a custom ISO w/ autoinstall to automatically install Ubuntu Server onto our machines. We of course need to install some apt packages as part of the customization. The problem is, this ...
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Ubuntu autoinstall, cant get past welcome screen
cant get it past the welcome screen using auto,this is the welcome screen that asks for keyboard typing, timezome, wifi, privacy, user creation.. if i reboot at this screen without entering anything ...
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Subiquity - Dual Boot Storage Setup
Is it possible to install Ubuntu 22 via Subiquity alongside a Windows install on 1 disk? And if so, how is the user-data file configured? In pre-seed, I could use the following:
d-i partman-auto/...
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How to Use Encrypted password in autoinstall.yml - late command
Hi There is a requirement, I have kept a password protected archive file in the filesystem of an ISO by using Squashfs tool. I want to untar it at time of ISO installation.
Is there a way to provide ...
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I'm trying to get the autoinstall working for Ubuntu server 22.04 but the installer doesn't seem to pick up the instructions
I'm trying to get the most basic Ubuntu Server headless installation scenario working. I trimmed my user-data yaml file down to the bare minimum.
#cloud-config
version: 1
identity:
hostname: ...
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Ubuntu ISO with Autoinstall over chroot
I'm tasked with migrating 200 physical CentOS 7 servers to a custom Ubuntu 22.04 ISO. This custom ISO comes pre-configured with Autoinstall and seamlessly installs on any server or VM.
However, I'm ...
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