When you run Post-installation scripts outside of a chroot'd environment For some reason (maybe its anaconda) networking settings are reset... >From my experience Ive had to do the following: %post --interpreter /bin/bash #start network for on system /sbin/service network start /sbin/service portmap start #mount a network drive on machine and cd into directory mkdir /mnt/network mount ??.??.??.??:/kickstart /mnt/network cd /mnt/network/config-sys .. .. Forget Anaconda once you run the Post-install script in a chroot'd environment. The above is using your newly installed OS and starting it in single mode. James --- Chris Mckenzie <Chris.McKenzie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Daniel. > > My ks.cfg had... > > network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp > nfs --server 10.4.146.47 --dir /var/entrust/RedHat/Enterprise3_u3 > > The OS install worked fine, but the %post mount with just the mount command > failed to find the server as mentioned below. > > I tried switching to static IP and it worked fine. The %post mount found the > NFS server using the eth0 which was setup but the kickstart OS install. > > I stuck the ifconfig in there to see what was going on with DHCP, the RedHat > CDs were installed over NFS, so why can't I access the same NFS with a > separate mount point? > > My install environment is going to have a number of system kickstart'ing at > the same time, I want to make sure they each have their own separate IP. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks! > > - Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Daniel Segall > Sent: November 17, 2004 1:48 PM > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > Subject: Re: %post DHCP? > > > You shouldn't need to obtain an IP in %post, unless it is a different > netblock. It sounds like your NFS server is providing the IP, thus you > should just need to mount the share. > > mount -r -o nolock 10.4.146.47:/var/entrust/eewmc/7.5/image /mnt/entrust > > -Dan > > > Hi guys. > > > > Thanks for answering my previous post, I removed the -nochroot from > > %post and I was able to work some magic on the rest of the FS. My chvt > > 3 was in the script I was trying to copy, I moved it to the kickstart > > itself. > > > > Now, my apparent last problem is I can't get DHCP working from %post. > > > > The kickstart install was from the same NFS server that I want to copy > > my script from to the local system. The NFS install proceed fine, but > > %post isn't able to mount a new NFS point. > > > > I've tried... > > > > %post > > ifconfig > > service portmap start > > mkdir /mnt/entrust > > mount 10.4.146.47:/var/entrust/eewmc/7.5/image /mnt/entrust cp > > /mnt/entrust/init/runonce.bsh /tmp/runonce.bsh > > > > ...the TTY reports that eth0 doesn't have an IP address yet. It's the > > regular ifconfig output, but with the IP/Mask line missing. Naturally > > the mount isn't going to succeed if it can't reach the server, so that > > error is also reported. > > > > Are there any generally kickstart issues with using DHCP? I also tried > > the following in my %post without luck. > > > > %post > > echo "check_link_down() {" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > echo " return 1;" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > echo "}" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup eth0 > > ifconfig > > service portmap start > > mkdir /mnt/entrust > > mount 10.4.146.47:/var/entrust/eewmc/7.5/image /mnt/entrust cp > > /mnt/entrust/init/runonce.bsh /tmp/runonce.bsh > > > > This time when ifup runs, I get... > > > > Determining IP information for eth0... Failed. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks!!! > > > > - Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
