Hi Chris, you can parse /proc/cmdline for this. Regards ~christian On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:26:32 -0500 Chris Mckenzie <Chris.McKenzie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi guys. > > I'm trying to source the ks.cfg programmatically from the ks' %post > using Bash. > > %post scripts copying files need to have source file locations > hardcoded. I wanted to have a ks that at %post would get the original > ks= source path from my isolinux.cfg label. > > The files I want to copy are relative to the ks.cfg file, and I'm NFS > running the ks.cfg from isolinux.cfg on an "Install CD". > > I was hoping to have my %post script derive the relative location of > the files to grab from the location of the ks.cfg. > > For example: > > isolinux.cfg label or at the "Install CD" boot prompt: > > ks=nfs:10.4.146.47:/var/software/init/ks.cfg > > Then from the ks.cfg %post: > > %post > echo `dirname $0` > > I was hoping `dirname $0` would give me the source path of the ks.cfg, > but it pointed to /tmp. (which is where I'll assume the installer > copied and read ks.cfg from) > > Hardcoding the same base path 3 times isn't my preference and I can't > pass vars in a ks. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks!!! > > - Chris -- Christian Drexler mail: cdrexler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Systems Administrator phone: +49 211 5296 322 Toshiba Electronics Europe fax: +49 211 5296 79322 Duesseldorf, Germany http://www.toshiba-europe.com ********************************************************************** CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLAIMER The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems and notify the sender immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this email for any purpose outside of any NDA currently existing between Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH and yourselves. **********************************************************************
