centos

General

The goal of the module is to configure a newly minimal CentOS installation for production use as an internet connected server platform.

Software Packages

The module will perform a system update if it has never been performed or last update is older than 1 week. It will add essential administration tools.

Configuration

The system wil be configured for minimum swapping and disable IPv6. Correct hostname and DNS domain name configuration will be ensured.

ini Variables

hostname

The “physical” (interface and IP independent) single hostname of the machine without domain name (no dot “.”).

DNSdomain

The DNS domain name to be used with the hostname variable.

Postinstallers

None