You cannot use variables in the command section (I wish you could), only in %pre and %post. SO, you write the line you need for your network (or disk, timezone, whatever) and you use %include which IS available to you in the command section. Does that clarify it? -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gabrie Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:43 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: Using variables in kickstart file On 7/18/07, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > %pre and %post are essentially bash shell scripts, independent of the > other lines > > Here's a clever snippet (also originated from Chip) that illustrates > how to build part of your kickstart, on the fly, using %pre and %include... > > # lots of stuff here... > # ... > # .... > %include /tmp/partinfo > > %pre > # Determine how many drives we have > set \$(list-harddrives) > let numd=\$#/2 > d1=\$1 > d2=\$3 > > cat << EOF >> /tmp/partinfo > part / --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow --ondisk=\$d1 --asprimary part > swap --size=1024 --ondisk=\$d1 --asprimary #EOF > > In the above example, the pre script runs first, and generates a file > in /tmp. That file is then inserted into the kickstart, containing > instructions for drive setup. > The same thing can be done in your case. Sorry, I see what you want to explain, but I don't get the syntax..... because I don't understand when it is written and when read. Don't get how the files work together.... Gabrie _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
