Hi Binad , Is it possible for you to post your comps.xml file. I am also looking to achieve what you have already done. At present I use the modified CentOS minimal ks.cfg file, but this is what I was looking for, package by package control. Regards. Ajitabh Pandey -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Binand Sethumadhavan Sent: 03 October 2006 06:27 To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: /etc/shadow On 02/10/06, Joshua Jensen <jjensen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I was having this exact same problem last week. The files themselves > > are in Sysvinit and setup packages, however it is the authconfig > > package that I believe you may be missing. Feel free to contact me > > if you'd like some more information. > > > I 2nd this. Are you installing with "%packages --nobase" ? Anaconda > needs authconfig to create /etc/shadow. Future versions of anaconda > will force install authconfig, regardless package selection. For now, > just make sure authconfig gets installed. Thanks to Zack & Joshua; it was indeed the missing authconfig package. I ran: authconfig --useshadow --kickstart and it generated the proper /etc/shadow for me. So I have now updated my comps.xml to include authconfig package. My comps.xml is completely homegrown; it has just one <group> with all the packages my server install needs (about 150 or so) and nothing more. I had removed authconfig (in fact, removed all the redhat-config-*/similar packages) to get to a minimal build. Binand _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Broadcasting Dataservices. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender