> The original idea of this was to allow ... > > Welcome to the OpenBSD/amd64 6.0 installation program. > (I)nstall, (U)pgrade, (A)utoinstall or (S)hell? s > # cat <<_EOF >/auto_install.conf > > system hostname = hostA > > password for root = whateversecurepassword > > http server = ftp.hostserver.de > > _EOF > # exit > erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C, status ^T > > Welcome to the OpenBSD/amd64 6.0 installation program. > (I)nstall, (U)pgrade, (A)utoinstall or (S)hell? a
That strikes me as a little silly, and I wonder how many people will decide to do that. Why create a file to answer the prompts *interactively*, in lieu of simply hitting return and answering the questions a moment later. The key point here is the example is interactive. > If the system had internet access during installation, it's even enough > to create an empty /auto_upgrade.conf, because the last used mirror will > be used automatically. > > Welcome to the OpenBSD/amd64 6.0 installation program. > (I)nstall, (U)pgrade, (A)utoinstall or (S)hell? s > # >/auto_upgrade.conf > # exit > erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C, status ^T > > Welcome to the OpenBSD/amd64 6.0 installation program. > (I)nstall, (U)pgrade, (A)utoinstall or (S)hell? a Another example of interactive use.
