---
name: "mkautoinstallcd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemimager-server"
version: "3.2.3-6sarge4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkautoinstallcd"
---

# mkautoinstallcd(8)

generate a bootable iso image for autoinstalling clients

## NAME

mkautoinstallcd - generate a bootable iso image for autoinstalling clients

## SYNOPSIS

**mkautoinstallcd** \[ **-help** \] \[ **-version** \] \[ **-arch** *ARCH* \] \[ **-out-file** *PATH* \] \[ **-flavor** *FLAVOR* \] \[ **-kernel** *PATH* \] \[ **-initrd** *PATH* \] \[ **-append** *STRING* \] \[ **-quiet** \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mkautoinstallcd** command.

**mkautoinstallcd** creates an iso image which can be used to boot an autoinstall client and initiate an autoinstall.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-help**

  Show summary of options

- **-version**

  Display version and copyright information.

- **-arch** *ARCH*

  Create a CD image for autoinstallclients of this architecture. Defaults to the architecture of the host on which **mkautoinstallcd** is being run.

- **-out-file** *PATH*

  Name of the file that will hold the resulting ISO image.  (Not to worry, this will only be about 3 MB in size.)

- **-flavor** *FLAVOR*

  The flavor of the boot package to use.  If this option is not specified, you will be asked to choose a flavor from the available list interactively.

- **-initrd** *PATH*

  Specify an alternate initial ramdisk to use.  This is rarely useful, but may be necessary in some cases (e.g. needing to add more special files in /dev).  See the SystemImager manual for instructions on creating a custom initial ramdisk.

- **-append** *STRING*

  This option allows you to pass options to the autoinstall kernel. For example, to tell the kernel to use ttyS3 as the serial console:

  \-append "console=ttyS3"

- **-quiet**

  Don't print any output, just provide an appropriate exit code.

## SEE ALSO

[**mkautoinstalldiskette**(8)](/mkautoinstalldiskette/8.md)

More details can be found in the *SystemImager* *manual.*

## AUTHOR

This manual page was compiled by dann \<\<dannf@debian.org\>\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).