Tuesday, December 25, 2018

server - Where to put preseed.cfg on flash drive install?

I am trying to boot a machine to the Ubuntu Server installer without a local monitor or keyboard. Therefore I want it to start the installation with a preseed that setups up SSH with a user and pass.



I know how to configure the preseed, but I don't know where to put it. I copied the Ubuntu Server ISO to my flash drive, and I see:



preseed/cli.seed
preseed/cloud.seed
preseed/ubuntu-server.seed
preseed/ubuntu-server-minimal.seed
preseed/ubuntu-server-minimalvm.seed



Are any of these run by default, or are these examples?



I also have:



boot/
boot/grub


Do I place something called preseed.cfg in one of those directories?




I don't want to have to type anything at a command prompt after the system boots to select the preseed, as I want to do it without local keyboard/monitor.

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