Kickstart confusion

[Mike McGrath]

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Neil Marjoram
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Kickstart confusion
> 
> Mike,
> 
> sorry, no output, nothing in the logs
> 
> Neil.
> 
> Mike McGrath wrote:
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> >>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Neil Marjoram
> >>Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:53 AM
> >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> >>Subject: Kickstart confusion
> >>
> >>I am trying to run some post install commands with a kickstart 
> >>installation, but some of them don't work;
> >>
> >>%post
> >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 isdn off   -WORKS
> >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 pcmcia off - WORKS /sbin/chkconfig 
> >>--levels 2345 ypbind off - WORKS /sbin/chkconfig --levels 
> 2345 ntpd on 
> >>- WORKS mkdir /mnt/install -WORKS mount -t nfs 
> >>128.40.159.53:/export/ftp /mnt/install - WORKS rpm -ivh 
> >>/mnt/install/os/packages/apt* - WORKS rpm -ivh 
> >>/mnt/install/os/packages/webmin* - WORKS rpm -ivh 
> >>/mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-2.6*- DOES NOT WORK rpm -ivh 
> >>/mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-smp*- DOES NOT WORK rpm -ivh 
> >>/mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-utils*- DOES NOT WORK rpm --import 
> >>/mnt/install/os/packages/RPM* - WORKS rpm --import 
> >>/usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY - WORKS cp -a --reply=yes
> >>/mnt/install/os/configs/* /mnt/sysimage/etc - DOES NOT WORK ntpdate 
> >>a.server.co.uk - WORKS service autofs restart - WORKS service ntpd 
> >>restart - WORKS apt-get -y update - WORKS apt-get -y upgrade - WORKS
> >>
> >>The kernel install I think I understand, but the copy 
> command I don't.
> >>The syntax is correct, but I think it may be something to 
> do with the 
> >>chroot environment, the manual suggests running with %post 
> --nochroot, 
> >>but if I do this nothing works at all.
> >>
> >>I assume I have done something really stupid which I just 
> can't see. 
> >>Can anyone tell me where I have gone wrong.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Neil.
> >>
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> >Do the failed commands show any output?  If so what is the output?
> >
> >	-Mike
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Is there also nothing on the logging on tty2?  (alt+f2 during the post
installation?)  If its failing quickly you might want to add a sleep(60)
or something at the end so you can read it.  On a side note, all
commands in post should be done relative to the newly installed
operating system.  When copying things to /etc you should just reference
"/etc" not "/mnt/sysimage/etc"

	-Mike