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# Create the VM as you did with the ''centos2'' virtual machine, specifying a network install as before, but specify the kickstart location under the "options section" for network install. What do you think is the purpose of this kickstart file?
# Observe the installation. How is it different from booting from a downloaded image?
# Complete the installation. Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations.<br><br>If the during the installation, you see the message at the bottom '''Pane is Dead''', click the '''Virtual Machine''' menu at the top, select '''Shut Down''' -> '''Force Off''', '''right-click''' on '''centos3''' in the ''virtual manager'' window and select '''Delete'''. Redo the VM setup for a new instance of the ''centos3'' VM.<br><br>
# What happens when the installation is finished?
# Take a look at Click the kickstart file (eg. view url link in a webjweb-browser) , and record the following information to determine the root password as well as the access your centos3 VM:<ul><li>'''Regular-user account name and password for the first '''</li><li>'''Regular-user account!password'''</li><li>'''Root Password'''</li></ul># Boot the virtual machine and log in (use the user ID and password information from the previous stepto gain access to this VM). # Compare the experience to the first time you booted the other virtual machines. Record this information in the '''table contained in Investigation 4'''.# <span style="background-color:yellow;">Repeat the steps as you did to '''start the SSH service''', '''set iptables to accept connections via ssh''', '''test connections between centos3 and centos1''', and '''disable SELinux''' (refer to lab1), and perform a '''yum update'''.</span>
# Remember that centos3 is text-based interface only (no graphics). To recover from a blank screen, press a key (like the SPACE key) to return to the screen display.
# Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations. Record your findings in the Installation Comparison chart in lab2 logbook.
