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Configuration

The system has no configuration when booting the system the first time from disk.

Base Settings

The rkos-setup tool can be used for the initial configuration when booting RKOS the first time from disk:

usage: rkos-setup [-ahq] [-c FILE | -f FILE]

Setup RKOS Linux

options:
 -a  Create Alpine Linux overlay file
 -c  Create answer file (do not install anything)
 -e  Empty root password
 -f  Answer file to use for installation
 -h  Show this help
 -q  Quick mode. Ask fewer questions.

You will be asked for various configuration steps:

  • configure the FQDN of the host
  • set the password for the root user
  • select a time zone
  • choose the NTP implementation
  • create an unprivileged user
  • choose and configure a SSH daemon

Network Settings

RKOS by default uses IfState for the network configuration.