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-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml | 35 |
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml index bcca84321766..841d8d798199 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml @@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ <xi:include href="profiles/graphical.xml" /> <xi:include href="profiles/hardened.xml" /> <xi:include href="profiles/headless.xml" /> + <xi:include href="profiles/installation-device.xml" /> </chapter> diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..44ccfc538ad1 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/installation-device.xml @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-profile-installation-device"> + <title>Installation Device</title> + <para> + Provides a basic configuration for installation devices like CDs. This means + enabling hardware scans, using the <link linkend="sec-profile-clone-config"> + Clone Config profile</link> to guarantee + <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename> exists (for + <command>nixos-rebuild</command> to work), a copy of the Nixpkgs channel + snapshot used to create the install media. + </para> + <para> + Additionally, documentation for <link linkend="opt-documentation.enable"> + Nixpkgs</link> and <link linkend="opt-documentation.nixos.enable">NixOS + </link> are forcefully enabled (to override the + <link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal profile</link> preference); the + NixOS manual is shown automatically on TTY 8, sudo and udisks are disabled. + Autologin is enabled as root. + </para> + <para> + A message is shown to the user to start a display manager if needed, + ssh with <xref linkend="opt-services.openssh.permitRootLogin"/> are enabled (but + doesn't autostart). WPA Supplicant is also enabled without autostart. + </para> + <para> + Finally, vim is installed, root is set to not have a password, the kernel is + made more silent for remote public IP installs, and several settings are + tweaked so that the installer has a better chance of succeeding under + low-memory environments. + </para> +</section> |