User Guide

Automating the NetWare Installation with a Response File 87
Other Installation Options
103-000143-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
RootSrvrNDSContext = <string>
In addition to the DNS/DHCP keys identified above, there must also be a line
in the [Settings] section with the entry: Novell:DNS_DHCP:1.0.0=
CD Boot and the Response File
There are two options available for passing a response file into the NetWare
installation: using the /RF switch at the command line, or from the Install
Options screen.
If you start the install by booting directly to the NetWare CD, you cannot pass
in the response file automatically unless you have a RESPONSE.TXT file in
the C:\NWUPDATE directory. When the NetWare CD is booted, the startup
utility checks for a RESPONSE.TXT file in the C:\NWUPDATE directory. If
such a file exists, the installation program bypasses the DOS partitioning
utility and uses RESPONSE.TXT as the input response file.
Customizing the Installation Using Install Scripts
In NetWare, install scripts are supported by the NWCONFIG utility and the
NetWare installation system.
NOTE: For more information on using install scripts, see Automating the NetWare
Installation with a Response File (http://www.developer.novell.com/research/
appnotes/1998/december/a1frame.htm) and More About Automating the NetWare
Installation with a Response File (http://www.developer.novell.com/research/
appnotes/1999/february/a3frame.htm).
Default (none)
Values (NDS distinguished name)
Key Required Yes
Example RootSrvrNDSContext=O=install
Purpose Identifies the NDS context that the RootSrvr Zone is to
be installed into.