Cheers , but i've been there allready. I echoed ls /mnt and various other directories in the %post part of the config and quite correctly as Marco has said anaconda umounts the cdrom and for some reason the /mnt/source disappears. I have also tried creating other directories with the same problem so I thorgh screw mkdir and tried to mount the cdrom on an existing directory..... still no joy. The main problem is the anaconda program when it reports an error ... its incomplete and intermingled with its own debugging lines so i can't see what it's moaning about. The only thing I can think of is that the ks.cfg file has some wierd character in it or the shell which anaconda uses is broken. I have include my ks.cfg for your perusal. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Martin ks.cfg zerombr yes clearpart --all --drives=hda part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=hda part / --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow --ondisk=hda part swap --size=128 --grow --maxsize=256 --ondisk=hda install cdrom lang en_US.UTF-8 langsupport --default en_GB.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 keyboard uk mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux rootpw --iscrypted $1$PRwZ191B$qq1HZQJpK5gfpPhJw/967/ firewall --disabled authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 timezone Europe/London bootloader --location=mbr %packages @ network-server @ web-server @ dialup @ sql-server @ system-tools @ british-support @ ftp-server @ development-tools kernel dhcp net-snmp-utils shapecfg tftp-server mysql-server grub mrtg php-mysql mod_auth_mysql freeradius php-odbc %post --nochroot mkdir -p /mnt/source mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source cp -f /mnt/source/custom.tar /mnt/sysimage/root ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Tegelaar" <dtegelaar@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <MSiddall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Discussion list about Kickstart" <kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:22 PM Subject: RE: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > That's pretty wierd. Try leaving out the > "mkdir -p /mnt/source" line (or telling > it to mkdir a different directory name). > I think the /mnt/source directory already > exists anyway. Maybe the ? char > is an extra char at the end of the text or > is somehow part of a question that gets > asked if the directory already exists > when you try to mkdir it. > > -dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Martin Siddall > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:08 AM > To: 'Discussion list about Kickstart' > Subject: RE: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > > > I've been struggling with this for days and I still have problems with > it. Running Fedora Core 1. > > > When attempting to do mkdir -p /mnt/source the script creates a > /mnt/source? Dir (mnt/source + questionmark). I thought well ok and > changed the copy command to cp /mnt/source?/custom.tar > /mnt/sysimage/root > > Still no luck. Comes back with error message that is intermingled with > the kickstart dialog and I can't work out what's happening and why. > > [Note the installation has been stripped down to one CD - could I have > missed and essential RPM ??] > > Anyone have an idea > > > Many thanks > > Martin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marco Welter > Sent: 19 April 2004 15:23 > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > Subject: Re: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > > Hi, > > > %post --nochroot > > # cdrom is not mounted during post so i mount it with the --nochroot > option > > mkdir -p /mnt/source > > mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source > > > > # copy updates.conf from the cd to /tmp on the installed system > > cp -f /mnt/source/RedHat/RPMS/updates.conf /mnt/sysimage/tmp > thank you, no works ;-) > > > > %post > > # creation of admin account - the rest of the kickstart can be > performed > > in normal %post mode > > /usr/sbin/useradd -c 'Administrateur' -s /bin/false admin > but not 100 %, when i have a "normal" %post after %post --nochroot whith > rpm > -ivh /root/xyz.rpm it do not work > > Bye > > Marco > > ... > > > > hth > > > > pantz > > -- > Lx-System GbR > > Tel.: 0700 LXSYSTEM > info@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hauptgeschäftsstelle: > Ensinger Strasse 19 - 89073 Ulm > 0731 / 602 81 19 > > Zweigniederlassung: > Zur alten Zollbruecke 30 - 87527 Sonthofen > Tel: 08321 / 67 42 43 - Fax: 08321 / 67 42 44 > E-Mail: mawe@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
