Many system administrators would prefer to use an automated installation
method to install Red Hat Linux on their machines. To answer this need, Red Hat
created the kickstart installation method. Using kickstart, a system
administrator can create a single file containing the answers to all the
questions that would normally be asked during a typical Red Hat Linux
installation.
Kickstart files can be kept on single server system, and read by
individual computers during the installation. This installation method
can support the use of a single kickstart file to install Red Hat Linux on
multiple machines, making it ideal for network and system
administrators.
Kickstart lets you automate most of a Red Hat Linux installation, including:
Language selection
Mouse configuration
Keyboard selection
Boot loader installation
Disk partitioning
Network configuration
NIS, LDAP, Kerberos, Hesiod, and Samba authentication
Firewall configuration
Package selection
X Window System configuration
