"Cheryl L. Southard" wrote: try this instead works for me got 8 partitions including swaps p.s. can't see the include :-( zerombr yes clearpart all part swap --size 512 (this is memory size anyone have any pointers on swap sizing ?) part swap --size 512 (yes we use 2 of them) part /boot --size 32 (may want to upgrade the kernel) part / --size 500 (not to big because of /root/) part /root/ (solaris guys realise they now have a home for themselves a.k.a. /root/ :-)) part /tmp --size 250 (dump) part /home --size 2500 (lots of users, use your desktop as a dumping ground not the server) part /usr --size 3500 (may want to build a few things) part /var --size 2000 (we log a lot) part /usr/solarislocal --size 2000 --grow hope this helps :-) yours a.r.b. > > Hi All, > > Since 80 GB disks are now cheeply available, we decided to get one for > our new Linux server. I've been using kickstart to configure these things > and I need 6 partitions on one disk. I can get 5 on a disk, but as soon > as I add the 6th, kickstart and anaconda barfs on me when attempting > to layout and format the disk. Does anyone have any clues as to why > this happens? > > Enclosed is my ks.cfg file. Note, that this config file works, but if I > uncomment the line "part /usr/solarislocal --size 25000", it will barf. hi, I'm speculating here, but it might be that kickstart can't deal with more than one primary and 4 logical partitions. does anyone know how kickstart decides how to use primary and extended partitions? Jason Edgecombe _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
