Are you sure that it is this code that is causing it to hang? I know that when I setup a machine to use NIS, and I add a user (beside root), it will hang during the post installation for 10-15 minutes while it times out. What led you to believe that it was this part of %post? Forrest > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Lewandowski [mailto:Peter.Lewandowski@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 1:38 AM > To: 'kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: post installation scripts > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to copy some files on to the newly installed > redhat machine in > the %post section of the kickstart file, but it all just > hangs! This is what > I'm trying to do: > > > %post --nochroot > cp -p /mnt/source/extra/install.sh /mnt/sysimage/root > > # root user should run the script at startup > touch /mnt/sysimage/root/.unconfigured > echo "if [ -f /root/.unconfigured ]; then " >> > /mnt/sysimage/root/.bashrc > echo " rm -f /root/.unconfigured" >>/mnt/sysimage/root/.bashrc > echo " exec /root/install.sh" >> /mnt/sysimage/root/.bashrc > echo " /usr/sbin/netcfg" >> /mnt/sysimage/root/.bashrc > echo "fi">>/mnt/sysimage/root/.bashrc > > Does it matter where in the %post section I put this code? > > Best Regards, > > ________________________________ > Peter Lewandowski, M.Sc.Th > CYGATE AB > Software Engineer, Cygate Labs > Box 749, Invernessvägen 2 > S-182 17 DANDERYD, SWEDEN > Phone: + 46 8 630 51 92 > Mobile: + 46 70 690 61 51 > Web: www.cygategroup.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >