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How to set timeout=0 in Grub for a newly created VM?

Asked by Matthew_A

I noticed during build time the following output is displayed to the log:

grep: /boot/config*: No such file or directory

Is it looking for *any* file that matches /boot/config* to get default grub values? I want to set timeout 0 to my guests. Default is 3.

Thank you

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

you can set it there. If the VM is kde based then use

kdesudo kate /boot/grub/menu.lst

if you prefer command line use:

sudo vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
or
sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

etc

I do not recommend doing this as you will not be able to boot to recovery mode should you need it.

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Matthew_A (plattze) said : 		#2

Sorry, I shoujld have clarified. I know how to set the timeout manually in the Guest, but I want to set it at creation time.

Is the only option to change "timeout 3" to "timeout 0" in menu.lst from inside an --exec script?

I ask because I noticed from the output log that it's trying to grep "/boot/config*" so I thought maybe I could create a /boot/config_grub_guest file that contained "timeout 0" or any other specific (such as splash images) for any newly created guest(s).

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

i think you would have to reauthor the install CD if you want to changed at install / creation time. If you create a script to run on each system after it is installed then you could do it that way.

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