The way I do this is to create the file I want, along with the decisioning logic in %pre. Example if xxxxx ; then cat << EOF >> /tmp/pkg2include pkg1 pkg2 etc EOF Then in the %packages, I use %include /tmp/pkg2include I think I ran into problems when the file doesn't exist, so I added: touch /tmp/pkg2include at the end of the %pre so the file was there, even if it was empty. Chip -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Denton Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:40 AM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: %include syntax and usage Hello all, I am hoping someone can help me with this. I am trying to separate my %packages list into a different file using the %include directive. I am finding that no matter what I try, the install aborts due to not being able to see the packages file. Hhere si the set up: I build the linux computers via http, typing this at the boot prompt: linux ks=http://10.10.10.52/ks.cfg This points the install to the kickstart config which is located here on my webserver: /var/build/linux/ks.cfg Also in that directory is 'packages' /var/build/linux/packages In the kickstart file I have tried all of these and none have worked: %include packages %include ./packages %include /var/build/linux/packages %include http://10.10.10.52/packages Could someone give me some pointers on the syntax? Thanks! Robert Denton Network Administrator Headsprout 800.401.5062 x1305 www.headsprout.com _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
