First modify run() in kickstart.py file found in stage2.img -- have it
check for the existence of a temp file, if that file doesn't exist then
write the file and execv so that anaconda re-reads the ks.cfg file. In
the %pre section of the ks.cfg check if the temp file exists and if it
doesn't, then use sed to modify the partition lines in /tmp/ks.cfg
depending on dtype.
Good Luck!
"Bodle, Donald E"
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I have a kickstart config file which allows me to do a fresh o/s install
without blowing away user data. It is predicated on the idea that we
always partition our systems the same way. So, I don't do a clearpart, and
I use onpart as follows:
part /boot --onpart sda1
part swap --onpart sda7
part / --onpart sda10
part /tmp --onpart sda6
part /usr --onpart sda5
part /var --onpart sda8
part /opt --noformat --onpart sda11
part /rs1 --onpart sda9
I don't even mention the partition that has the user data, so it is left
totally unaffected. My problem is this. I'm trying to do this in such a
way as to support both ide and scsi disk systems. Right now I have to use
2 different CD versions, one for each.
Is there a way to set a variable in the %pre section that can be used in
place of the h or s in as in:
part /boot -onpart ${dtype}da1
There are different ways to determine what dtype should be in %pre. My
problem is whether or not I can make use of that information in the -onpart
option.
Note I'm currently using RH 7.1 with latest errata, so I don't think there
is a %include option is this version. If so, or when I go to RH 8/9, I
could probably use the %pre to build the target of the include then (I
hope).
Donald E. Bodle, Jr.
Sr. Systems Integration Engineer
Platform Development
The Reynolds and Reynolds Co.
(937) 485-1954
