Automated installations use information in this file to control how the installation proceeds. To set up a completely automated installation with no user interaction, for example, you need to make sure this file contains the information that a user of the client computer would otherwise provide. The minstallconfig.xml file is located in the installer image in /private/etc. You can use TextEdit or the Property List Editor to modify the file.
minstallconfig.xml Keys and Values
| Key | Value | Description |
| InstallType | minimal | Installation proceeds without any interaction from the client. |
| InstallType | confirm | Someone at the client computer must respond to a confirmation dialog before installation can proceed. |
| Package | <path> | The path to the file that describes the packages to be installed. To automatically install an image that includes the operating system (with or without additional application packages), the path is /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg where pkgfile is the name of a package file (.pkg) in the case of a single package, or a metapackage file (.mpkg) if you are installing more than one package. |
| Target | <path> | The path to the location where the software will be installed. The default is /Volumes/Macintosh HD |
| Target | userselect | Prompts the user on the client computer to choose where the software will be installed. |
| Language | <code> | The two-letter ISO code for the primary language to be used by the installed software. |
| ShouldErase | true | The target volume is erased before installation proceeds. |
| ShouldErase | false | The target volume is not erased. |
| Restart | true | The client computer restarts when installation is finished. |
| Restart | false | The client computer does not restart after installation. |