Thanks Donald, I think however I am wondering if you can use the %include for any field in ks.cfg. Can I say add a %include /tmp/url And via a menu(I use dialog) in %pre generate/select an entry echo "url --url ftp://me.bloggs.com/redhat"; > /tmp/url I have tried this but it does not seem to get read. Any tips? On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 21:30, Bodle, Donald E wrote: > Here's an example. See in particular the "%include /tmp/partfile" and the > "cat >> /tmp/partfile << EOF" > > lang en_US > langsupport en_US > ... stuff ... > %include /tmp/partfile > %packages > @ Everything > %pre > shopt -s xpg_echo > ... stuff ... > ls /proc/ide/hdb > /dev/null 2>&1 > if [ $? -eq 0 ] > then # hdb means cdrom is not hda, so ide disks exist > echo "Setting up IDE based partitioning" > /dev/tty3 > echo "Setting up IDE based partitioning at `date`" >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > # okay, here we have to use fdisk to do partitioning instead of letting > # anaconda do it. We already know its an ide device. Just have to create > # the right partitions with the right sizes > > # start out fresh > echo | fdisk /dev/hda << EOF > o > w > EOF > # now start creating partitions > echo | fdisk /dev/hda << EOF > n > p > 1 > > +64M > n > e > 2 > > > n > l > > +4096M > n > l > > +2048M > n > l > > +2047M > t > 7 > 82 > n > l > > +512M > n > l > > +448M > n > l > > +320M > n > l > > +256M > w > EOF > echo "IDE based partitioning completed" > /dev/tty3 > echo "IDE based partitioning completed at `date`" >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > fdisk -l > /dev/tty3 > fdisk -l >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > cat >> /tmp/partfile << EOF > part /boot --onpart hda1 > part swap --onpart hda7 > part / --onpart hda10 > part /tmp --onpart hda6 > part /usr --onpart hda5 > part /var --onpart hda8 > part /opt --onpart hda11 > part /rs1 --onpart hda9 > EOF > echo "/dev/hda11" > /tmp/INSMGR_DEV > else # if no hdb, then cdrom is hda, and scsi disks exist > echo "Setting up SCSI based partitioning" > /dev/tty3 > echo "Setting up SCSI based partitioning at `date`" >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > # okay, here we have to use fdisk to do partitioning instead of letting > # anaconda do it. We already know its a scsi device. Just have to create > # the right partitions with the right sizes > > # start out fresh > echo | fdisk /dev/sda << EOF > o > w > EOF > # now start creating partitions > echo | fdisk /dev/sda << EOF > n > p > 1 > > +64M > n > e > 2 > > > n > l > > +4096M > n > l > > +2048M > n > l > > +2047M > t > 7 > 82 > n > l > > +512M > n > l > > +448M > n > l > > +320M > n > l > > +256M > w > EOF > echo "SCSI based partitioning completed" > /dev/tty3 > echo "SCSI based partitioning completed at `date`" >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > fdisk -l > /dev/tty3 > fdisk -l >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > cat >> /tmp/partfile << EOF > 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 --onpart sda11 > part /rs1 --onpart sda9 > EOF > echo "/dev/sda11" > /tmp/INSMGR_DEV > fi > %post --nochroot > echo "Beginning postinstall steps" > /dev/tty3 > echo "Beginning postinstall steps at `date`" >> /tmp/reyinstall.log > ... stuff ... > chroot /mnt/sysimage /tmp/postscript I > echo "Done running chroot postscript" > /dev/tty3 > echo "Done running chroot postscript at `date`" >> > /mnt/sysimage/tmp/reyinstall. > log > > Donald E. Bodle, Jr., RHCT > Sr. Systems Integration Engineer > Platform Development > The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. > (937) 485-1954 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: trax [mailto:traxtopel@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:39 PM > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: %include statement > > > Hi, > can anyone show me an example of a ks.cfg which incorporates the %include > statement in it. I seem to have some issues getting mine to read it > correctly. -- trax <traxtopel@xxxxxxxxxx>
