Might I suggest trying "mkdir -p /var/mario/mario" for that command? The '-p' flag will have it create the parent directory also, if it does not exist, since I'm guessing that it wouldn't on a standard installation done via kickstart (see 'man mkdir'). Scott Bachmann Systems Administrator On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Mario wrote: -> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:57:03 +0100 -> From: Mario <mariovandewalle@xxxxxxxxxx> -> Reply-To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> Subject: RE: %post problem -> -> Hello, -> -> No, not even that. -> -> Regards, -> Mario -> -> -----Original Message----- -> From: kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx -> [mailto:kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Taylor, ForrestX -> Sent: donderdag 17 januari 2002 21:52 -> To: 'kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx' -> Subject: RE: %post problem -> -> Does the /var/mario/mario directory get created? -> -> Forrest -> -> -> -> -> Hello -> -> Can you help, what is wrong with the %post part??? -> The kickstart is running well but everything in de %post is not -> executed. -> Any idee??? -> -> I have created a RedHat 7.1 linux boot disk and I have put the kickstart -> script on that bootdisk. -> -> This is my ks.cfg: <Snip> -> %post -> mkdir /var/mario/mario -> echo "ONBOOT=yes" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scrips/ifcfg-eth1 -> -> #Turn services on and off: -> /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 telnet on -> -> #create root crontab -> cat <<EOF >/tmp/crontab.root -> # Keep the time up to date -> 0,15,30,45 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s eggtimer 2>&1 >/dev/null -> # Recycle Exim log files -> 1 0 * * * /usr/exim/bin/exicyclog -> # Flush the Exim queue -> 0,15,30,45 * * * * /usr/exim/bin/exim -q -> EOF -> crontab /tmp/crontab.root -> rm /tmp/crontab.root -> -> -> I hope you can help. -> -> Kind Regards, -> Mario ->