# First Boot - Network setup

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/first-boot-network-setup/32694>\
**Category:** SLES Networking\
**Created:** [July 18, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/first-boot-network-setup/32694 "2018-07-18T14:37:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ankuskani82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@ankuskani82](https://forums.suse.com/u/ankuskani82)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/first-boot-network-setup/32694/1 "2018-07-18T14:37:52Z")

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Hi,

Problem Statement : Unable to setup network during first-boot while setting up SLES-12-SP3.

Default Network Manager In use : Network/Wicked

Background:  
We have created a virtual appliance (OVF format) using KIWI tool based on SLES-12-SP3. Following is the default first boot configuration.

[HTML]\<?xml version="1.0"?\>

```
<textdomain>firstboot</textdomain>

<globals>

    <!-- The default value of "Automatic Login" checkbox -->
    <enable_autologin config:type="boolean">false</enable_autologin>
    
    <automatic_configuration config:type="list">
        <!--
        Configure printer (needs configured network for net-detection)
        -->
        <ac_step>
            <text_id>ac_label_2</text_id>
            <icon>yast-hwinfo</icon>
            <type>proposals</type>
            <ac_items config:type="list">
                <ac_item>printer</ac_item>
            </ac_items>
        </ac_step>
    </automatic_configuration>
</globals>
<proposals config:type="list">
    <proposal>
        <name>firstboot_hardware</name>
        <mode>installation</mode>
        <stage>firstboot</stage>
        <label>Hardware Configuration</label>
        <proposal_modules config:type="list">
            <proposal_module>printer</proposal_module>
        </proposal_modules>
    </proposal>
</proposals>
<workflows config:type="list">
    <workflow>
        <defaults>
            <enable_back>yes</enable_back>
            <enable_next>yes</enable_next>
            <archs>all</archs>
        </defaults>
        <stage>firstboot</stage>
        <label>Configuration</label>
        <mode>installation</mode>
        <modules config:type="list">
            <module>
                <label>Network Autosetup</label>
                <name>firstboot_setup_dhcp</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Keyboard Layout</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_keyboard</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Welcome</label>
                <name>firstboot_welcome</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>License Agreement</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_license_novell</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Host Name</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_hostname</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Network</label>
                <!-- this step only restarts service 'network' -->
                <name>firstboot_network_write</name>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
            </module>
            <module>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_ssh</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Network</label>
                <name>inst_lan</name>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
            </module>
             <module>
                <label>Automatic Configuration</label>
                <name>inst_automatic_configuration</name>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
             </module>
            <module>
                <label>Time and Date</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_timezone</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>NTP Client</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_ntp</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Desktop</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_desktop</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Network</label>
                <name>inst_lan</name>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Root Password</label>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
                <name>firstboot_root</name>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Hardware</label>
                <name>inst_proposal</name>
                <enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
                <proposal>firstboot_hardware</proposal>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Finish Setup</label>
                <name>firstboot_write</name>
                <enable_back>no</enable_back>
                <enable_next>no</enable_next>
            </module>
            <module>
                <label>Finish Setup</label>
                <name>inst_congratulate</name>
            </module>

        </modules>
    </workflow>
</workflows>
<texts>
    <!--
    Labels used during Automatic Configuration: use "text_id" from "ac_step"
    -->
    <ac_label_1><label>Configuring network...</label></ac_label_1>
    <ac_label_2><label>Configuring hardware...</label></ac_label_2>
</texts>

```

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So, as part of the configured first-boot workflow, we are able to navigate across all the modules/screens. But the network setup screen doesn’t show up.

However after first-boot, by logging into the VM, and re-opening the Yast, we are able to navigate and setup the network.

So our doubt is why we are not able to setup the Network during the First-boot despite the network module is enabled in the first-boot workflow.

Regards,  
Naresh.

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**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/first-boot-network-setup/32694/2 "2018-07-23T07:30:15Z")

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