in the command section, use %include /tmp/network in the %pre section, you create /tmp/network by reading /proc/cmdline and getting the settings you need. I suggest running through it manually to figure it out by putting sleep 9999999 in your %pre, or using a tool designed for this such as cobbler. -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gabrie Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:22 AM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: Using variables in kickstart file Would you have an example of that? I now set the variables in the %post section and then they are available in the scripts. But I can't use them in the "network" section. Gabrie On 7/18/07, Shabazian, Chip <Chip.Shabazian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You could also add these variables to the boot: line and then pull > them from /proc/cmdline in the %pre section. Just make sure you have > 255 characters or less for that boot: line. > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gabrie > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:55 AM > To: Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Using variables in kickstart file > > Hi > > I'm going to install about 20 servers, which will be identical apart > from hostname and IP address. To make changes in all ks files easier, > I would like to start using one central batch file, that is being > called from the ks.cfg file. Therefore I would like to use 2 variables > containing IP and hostname. > > Ideally it would be something like this: > > ### Begin ks020.cfg > VAR-IP = 10.0.0.20 > VAR-HOST = vmesx020.mydomain.com > > <snip> > > network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip $VAR-IP --netmask > 255.255.255.0 -gateway 10.0.0.254 --hostname $VAR-HOST > > <snip> > > %post > # download central script > lwp-download http://10.0.0.1/scripts/central.cfg /tmp/central.cfg > > perl /tmp/central.cfg $VAR-IP $VAR-HOST > > ### End ks020.cfg > > > In the central.cfg I would then be able to read the VAR-IP and > VAR-HOST and use it for other configuration stuff. > > Who can tell me how to use variables in this way? I have the feeling > there also is a difference between a variable in the first section > (network section) and the post section???? > > Gabrie > > _______________________________________________ > 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
