Think about it this way, the %include is replaced in the kickstart file by the file included. So, if your command section looked like this: install text lang en_US langsupport --default en_US en_US ... %include /tmp/timezone ... And in your %pre you had this: echo "TZ=America/New_York" > /tmp/timezone Anaconda would replace the %include line in the kickstart file so that this is what really got built: install text lang en_US langsupport --default en_US en_US ... TZ=America/New_York ... Does that explain what %include is doing? -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hearn, Stan J. Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:52 AM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: RE: Includes in pre scripts Okay, I think I get it. "%include" can have anaconda specific commands where as "sh some_file" would specifically be shell scripting. But can't the "%include" contain shell commands? I don't mean to be obtuse, but I was surprised to hear that include wasn't working by executing the shell contents, but I'm assuming that is because it was outside a %pre or %post? Shell commands are not allowed outside %pre or %post, right? -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben Riggs Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:40 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: Includes in pre scripts %post #do some logic cat stuff > some_file %include some_file Ben Hearn, Stan J. wrote: > What is the difference between "%include something" and "sh /something"? > > > What is a good reason to use %include then? > > Are you saying this because the include is above the %pre? In other > words, do you also want to use "sh /tmp/something" instead of include in > a %pre or %post stanza? > > Stan > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > michael@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:02 PM > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > Subject: Re: Includes in pre scripts > > Gerrard Geldenhuis wrote: > >> Hi >> I am trying to do the following in satellite: >> >> At the top of the kickstart file: >> device scsi cciss >> zerombr yes >> clearpart --all >> %include /tmp/partinfo >> >> In my pre script : >> %pre >> wget http://blah.com/pub/ks-scripts/post.sh -O /tmp/post.sh >> wget http://blah.com/pub/ks-scripts/pre.sh -O /tmp/pre.sh >> %include /tmp/pre.sh >> > > You don't want to include /tmp/pre.sh, you want to run it > > sh /tmp/pre.sh > > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
