> We are installing a package during the installation of > the Linux machine using the kickstart file. > But a pre-requisite for the package installation is > that an useraccount has to be present. > Can we add an /usr/sbin/useradd command in the %pre > section of the kickstart file ? > Will this resolve the problem. Is there any better way > of achieving the same ? In the %pre section the system doesn't exist yet, AFAIK. You thus can't run commands for the simple reason that nothing is installed yet. A better sollution would be to simply use the RPM's ``%pre'' section to do this. It's bene some time since I've worked with SPEC files, but IIRC, there is a way you can run commands before the RPM is installed. Cipri
