Starting Kickstart Configurator

[Uzumaki Naruto]

Hello,

My goal is to efficiently create kickstart scripts to allow computers to
install CentOS with specific settings without having to set them each time.
I've read much in the kickstart configurator manual (
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-redhat-config-kickstart.html)
and it seems to be the "easiest" way to create a kickstart file. The problem
is, I don't know how to start this up *and* I don't know how to start up X
Window System.

It says that I need to be running the X Window System to run the
configurator. As I am new to Linux, I've tried all that I know searching
through forums. I have installations of CentOS using VMWare; one without
GUI, and one using GNOME 2.16.0. I recognize that GNOME comes with X Window
System, as the startx command actually tries to do something (and the other
prompts an unknown bash command error).

I am sending the startx command by opening the terminal within GNOME. I am
receiving the error:

hostname: Unknown host
xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.5216


Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
   If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again

I have used the command "ps aux | grep `cat /tmp/.X0-lock` and received the
output message:
root   4970 0.8 2.1 86600 11136 tty7 Ss+ 14:06 0:06 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br
-audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
root   5240 0.0 0.1 61168 776 pts/1 S+ 14:20 0:00 grep 4970

I have also tried the command "startx -- :1" but this creates other errors
as well.

I am currently using VMWare to test out the installs (which work with the
automatically generated .cfg file created after installation). I want to be
able to customize them using the configurator.

So to summarize, I want to know how to start up the kickstart configurator,
or how to start up X Window System. With the X Window System, I can
(according to the manual) "select the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) =>
System Tools => Kickstart, or type the command
/usr/sbin/redhat-config-kickstart. "

Thanks in advanced,


Eddy.