Or you can put this in a %post script...
<--- ifcfg_fix.sh --->
# Description:
# The 'query' option on the Anaconda installer leaves the ifcfg-eth0
script
# in an unusable state
# If the 'dhcp' option is chosen
# DEVICE=eth0
# BOOTPROTO=query (this is illegal)
# ONBOOT=no (keeps the nic from coming up)
# If the 'static' option is chosen
# DEVICE=eth0
# BOOTPROTO=query (this is illegal)
# IPADDR=<what the user selected)
# NETMASK=<what the user selected)
# ONBOOT=yes
IFSCRIPT="/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0"
[ -f $IFSCRIPT ] && {
cp $IFSCRIPT /tmp/ifcfg.$$
}
QF=`grep IPADDR /tmp/ifcfg.$$ | wc -l`
[ $QF -eq 0 ] && {
# we have a dhcp box
sed -e 's/query/dhcp/' -e 's/ONBOOT=no/ONBOOT=yes/' /tmp/ifcfg.$$ >
$IFSCRIPT
}
[ $QF -ne 0 ] && {
# we have a static box
sed -e 's/query/static/' /tmp/ifcfg.$$ > $IFSCRIPT
}
rm -f /tmp/ifcfg.$$
On 10 Nov 2003, Ed Brown wrote:
> Leaving the network configuration line out of ks.cfg (7.x) will not
> result in bringing up a configuration screen for the info. It will
> attempt dhcp and failing that it will kick you out of kickstart into a
> manual install.
>
> There is not a documented way to do what you ask but it can be done for
> 7.x. See previous posts at:
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2003-September/msg00045.html
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2003-September/msg00046.html
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 07:42, Paul Pianta wrote:
> > Cosby, Christopher wrote:
> >
> > > I'd love for the install to pop up, ask the user for hostname, ip
> > > addresses, etc, and then continue with the kickstart. Where do I need
> > > to start?
> > >
> > you only need to NOT put an entry in your kickstart file for networking.
> > If anaconda finds something missing from a kickstart file - it will
> > prompt the user for input ...
> >
> > leave out any lines that look like:
> > network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 192.168.0.254 --netmask
> > 255.255.255.0 --hostname woogawooga
> >
> > and you will get the config screen youre looking for - (depending on
> > which install method you chose - it will be a text-based screen or a
> > nice gui).
> >
> >
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