To get same root passwd on all servers set "rootpw" to the value of the encrypted root password from the initial servergrep 'root' /etc/shadow | awk -F: '{print $2}' Hostname and static networking in kickstart filenetwork --bootproto static --ip Install with kickstart from dvd boot, grub prompt--device=eth0 --onboot=on --nameserver "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" --hostname --noipv6 --gateway linux ks=http:// /pub/ .ks