I'm pretty confidant that you can use AppleScript to get rid of the
CLI in the interactive configuration process under Mac OS X.
For those familiar, I think you could create AppleScripts that
would have a similar process to the Setup Assistant or the
Network Assistant using AppleScript Studio. At least to do
something similar to what was done with RPMs last year, but
from a GUI.
The installer program has a "lock" icon that prompts for an
admin password which enables to the program to run as root.
In other words you could run scripts as root to do things like
create users, etc which are traditionally done from the command
line. This, of course, assumes a fairly standard installation.
I must admit, that my curiousity is peaked by the idea of building
this. I need more time to think about the details of the design
and I'm not sure that I can commit to doing it yet.
Walter
