Have a look at: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192332#c1 -Philip Neerad Niksun wrote: >Hi, Alain, > >Thanks for pointing all this out. > >Question. If some commands are required to be run in chroot where as others >in nochroot (ie copying the files from install media etc) . What in your >openion should be done. > >You r right , rpm install might not work because of the restrictd env. I >will try to figure out some of the ugly stuff for this too. > >So , is there any possiblity other than including in comps.xml and hdlist , >that the rpm can be installed in post section? > >Neerad > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Neerad Niksun" <neeradm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <art@xxxxxx>; "Discussion list about Kickstart" ><kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:25 AM >Subject: Re: Newbie problem with kickstart post section > > > > >>Hey! , nothing seems wrong with your env ;) >> >>This is the way is it suppose to wrok. >> >>This is how you should understand. >> >>All the partitioning/installation and stuff you did while installation >> >> >went > > >>into /mnt/sysimage. This does not come into effect until you reboot the >>system. >> >>mean while you have a ristricted env to do some common stuff while >>/mnt/sysimage just act as a normal directory. >> >>Okay so if you wanna make changes to something , those should go into >>/mnt/sysimage ... respective files. >> >>Let me give you an example. >> >>I needed to create a user in my post section. So this is what i did. >> >>cp -f /mnt/sysimage/etc/passwd /etc/passwd >>cp -f /mnt/sysimage/etc/group /etc/group >>cp -f /mnt/sysimage/etc/shadow /etc/shadow >>/mnt/sysimage/usr/sbin/useradd <user_name> -d <usr_home_path> -s >>/bin/bash -g <gorup> -G <group_member>, <group_member>..... >>cp -f /etc/passwd /mnt/sysimage/etc/passwd >>cp -f /etc/group /mnt/sysimage/etc/group >>cp -f /etc/shadow /mnt/sysimage/etc/shadow >> >>Also if you want to install packages there are two ways. >> >>1) Include it in comps.xml and hdlist >>2) In post section as described under. >> >>mkdir /tmp/cd >>mount /tmp/cdrom /tmp/cd >> >>/mnt/sysimage/bin/rpm -i /tmp/cdrom /tmp/cd/<your_package_name> >> >> >>Hope this helps. >> >>Neerad Mittal >>Lead Software Engineer >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Arnar Þórarinsson" <art@xxxxxx> >>To: <kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 3:46 AM >>Subject: Newbie problem with kickstart post section >> >> >> >> >>>Hi >>>I'm having a hard time getting the %post section to do what I want to >>>do, like turning services off and installing RPMs and fonts. >>> >>>chkconfig is not found unless I use /mnt/sysimage/sbin/chkconfig and >>>then it can't find /etc/init.d >>> >>>rpm -qa gives a blank output, like no rpms are installed. >>> >>>I'm guessing that theres something wrong with my environment ;) >>> >>>post section runs as : >>>%post --nochroot --interpreter=/bin/bash --log=/mnt/sysimage/root/post- >>>install.log >>> >>>/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 telnet off >>>/mnt/sysimage/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 telnet off >>> >>> >>>System in RHEL WS 4.3 >>> >>>what am I doing wrong here ???? >>> >>>Regards. >>> >>>-- >>>-- >>>Regards >>>Arnar Thorarinsson >>> >>>Software Programmer / System Administrator >>>Systems Department, Air Traffic Services >>>Phone : +354 569 4289 >>>------------------------------------------ >>>Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration >>>Reykjavik Airport >>>IS 121 Reykjavik >>>Iceland >>>http://www.caa.is >>>------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>>Thessi tolvupostur og vidhengi hans geta innihaldid >>>trunadarupplysingar og er eingongu aetladur theim sem hann er >>>stiladur a. >>>Oheimil medferd tolvuposts thessa og vidhengja hans getur vardad >>>skadabota- og refsiabyrgd samkvaemt logum um fjarskipti. Efni >>>tolvupostsins og vidhengja er a abyrgd sendanda ef thad tengist >>>ekki starfsemi Flugmalastjornar Islands. Ef Thu ert ekki skradur >>>mottakandi og hefur fengid skeytid vegna mistaka, vinsamlegast >>>hafdu strax samband vid sendanda. >>> >>>------------ >>> >>> >>>This e-mail and its attachments is intended only for the person or >>>entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential >>>and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, >>>dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in >>>reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than >>>the intended recipient is prohibited. >>>If you received this in error, please contact the sender and >>>delete the material from any computer. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Kickstart-list mailing list >Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > >
