Wordpad works fine..... -----Original Message----- From: James S. Martin [mailto:james.martin@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:26 PM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Kickstart problems with %post not executing && network problems The main problem with %post not executing is using a Windows text editor to edit the kickstart file.. It adds an extra CR (or is it LF) to the file and the kickstart interpretor seems to ignore those lines. I had the same problem before, just make sure you edit the file in Linux or use a Windows editor that doesn't do this (notepad does). James Nick Bernstein wrote: > First off, I have no idea why this is giving me so much trouble -- it > seems pretty straight forward from what I've read. This is my first time > using kickstart and I've encountered two main problems that I'm hoping > you might be able to help me with. > I apologize in advance if either of these are problems that have been > discussed before, but search page that red-hat provides for the mailing > list seems to be broken and would not return any results. > > 1. a) Kickstart has an extremely hard time getting an address. When > trying to use dhcp (prefered) to obtain and address I have a 1 out of 9 > rate of success. From what I 've seen come up on google this is a > reoccuring problem. > > <http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=kickstart+dhcp+pr oblem&sa=N&tab=wg> > > > b) I tried to resolve the problems of using DHCP with specifying an > address in the ks.cfg file using: "network --bootproto static --ip > 192.168.0.250 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 192.168.0.1 --nameserver > 192.168.0.11" making sure that it was all on the same line. I also used: > "network --static --ip 192.168.0.250 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway > 192.168.0.1 --nameserver 192.168.0.11" once as I saw it in a kickstart > tutorial I found on google. I didn's use them together, and I assume the > 1st is right, as that is what is listed in the manual. Specifying the > address staticly did not work. Anaconda would then prompt me for an > address and I would have to key it in. > > 2. My main problem is that %post does not work. at all. It won't even > echo to a file. This is really inconvenient, as %post is really the main > reason I want to use kickstart. I understand that post runs in a > chrooted jail and added "%post --nochroot" with no success. At this > point all kickstart seems to be doing is the actual software installation. > > I've included my ks.cgf below. If anyone could help me with this I would > be eternally gratefull. ...ok not eternally but a good while anyway. > > > THANKS!! > Nick > > --------------------< KS.CFG >------------------------------- > # Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda. > # ks.cfg > install > lang en_US > network --static --ip 198.168.210.250 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway > 198.168.210.1 --nameserver 198.168.210.12 network > langsupport --default en_US.iso885915 en_US.iso885915 > keyboard us > mouse msintellips/2 --device psaux > xconfig --card "ATI Mach64" --videoram 8192 --hsync 31.5-48.5 --vsync > 50-70 --resolution 1024x768 --depth 32 > rootpw --iscrypted $1$CªÇTÑW2A$vgJP8Y3jcdap4NKyZ/tY./ > firewall --disabled > authconfig --enableshadow --enablesmbauth --smbservers officesrv > --smbworkgroup docmagic > timezone America/Los_Angeles > nfs --server=da.docmagic.com --dir=/u2/install/7.3/ > bootloader > clearpart --linux > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=50 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 > part / --fstype ext3 --size=50000 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 > part /home --fstype ext3 --size=5000 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 > part /u --fstype reiserfs --size=70000 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 > part /u2 --fstype ext3 --size 12500 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 > part swap --size=1024 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 > > %packages > @ Printing Support > @ Classic X Window System > @ X Window System > @ GNOME > @ Sound and Multimedia Support > @ Network Support > @ Messaging and Web Tools > @ NFS File Server > @ Windows File Server > @ Network Managed Workstation > @ Utilities > @ Software Development > @ Kernel Development > > <SNIP> > > %post > # SET UP THE HOSTNAME > ##################################################################### > echo NETWORKING=yes >/etc/sysconfig/network > echo HOSTNAME=dsi2.docmagic.com >> /etc/sysconfig/network > > # PORTMAP HAS A HISTORY OF BEING UNSCURE. LETS KEEP IT OFF BY DEFAULT > ##################################################################### > /bin/rm /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S13portmap > > # GIVE da A PLACE TO LIVE AND MOUNT IT > ##################################################################### > /bin/mkdir /mnt/da_nfs > /bin/mount 192.168.210.12:/u2 /mnt/da_nfs > > # COPY OVER CONFIG FILES > ##################################################################### > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/ifcfg-eth0 > /ets/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/profile /etc/profile > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/bashrc /etc/bashrc > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/xinetd.conf /etc/xinetd.conf > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/xinetd.d/* /etc/xinetd.d/ > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/named.conf /etc/named.conf > /bin/cp -f /mnt/da_nfs/install/ks/skel/S55named /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/ > > # MAKE A LINK TO SATISFY AN OLD DEPENDS > ###################################################################### > /bin/ln -s /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.4 > > # INSTALLS THE COMPAQ RPMS FOR SNMP ETC. > ###################################################################### > rpm -Uvh /mnt/da_nfs/RPMS/compaq/*.rpm > rpm -Uvh /mnt/da_nfs/software/RPMS/jdk-1.3.1_06.i586.rpm > > > --------------------< KS.CFG >------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
