I use the following ######################################################################## #### # tell big daddy we are all done cat /root/install.log /root/anaconda-ks.cfg | mail -s 'ks install' myemail@xxxxxxxxxx shutdown -r now If I use reboot instead of shutdown -r now then Ananconda complains but almost always reboots anyway. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Brown [mailto:tom@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:03 AM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: Kickstart not rebooting on completion Matthew Milliss wrote: > I'm using kickstart to install Fedora 11 and I'm having an issue with > the system not rebooting when the install has finished. The install is > running in text mode and it just stops on the "Running post install" > screen. If I force a reboot the install has been successful, but I > find myself wasting time waiting around to make sure the install has > finished before forcing a reboot. My kickstart file is below. Any help > would be greatly appreciated. > > # Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda - with some > additions by Matt. > #version=F11 > install > text > cdrom > lang en_AU.UTF-8 > keyboard us > network --device=eth0 --bootproto=dhcp --hostname=snotrod > xconfig --startxonboot > rootpw --iscrypted <SOME_ENCRYPTED_TEXT> > firewall --disabled > authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512 --enablefingerprint > selinux --permissive > timezone --utc Australia/Sydney > bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda --append="quiet reboot=bios" > autopart > clearpart --all > reboot --eject > > repo --name=msl --baseurl=http://hannibal/tyroyummy/msl > > %packages > @admin-tools > @base > @core > @editors > @fonts > @gnome-desktop > @graphical-internet > @graphics > @hardware-support > @input-methods > @office > @online-docs > @printing > @sound-and-video > @base-x > xfsprogs > mtools > gpgme > pax > gnupg2 > gvfs-obexftp > ImageMagick > dcraw > netpbm-progs > hdparm > m17n-db-assamese > gok > m17n-db-tamil > m17n-db-gujarati > iok > m17n-db-hindi > m17n-db-punjabi > m17n-db-oriya > m17n-db-telugu > m17n-db-bengali > m17n-db-malayalam > m17n-contrib-sinhala > m17n-db-kannada > gdm > nvu > binutils > rdesktop > wireshark > wireshark-gnome > subversion > vnc > minicom > thunderbird > rpm-build > kernel-headers > createrepo > kernel-devel > yelp > jedit > vsftpd > AdobeReader_enu > flash-plugin > nxclient > nxnode > nxserver > ntp > %end > > %post > #!/bin/bash > env > /root/postks.log > mkdir /mnt/pub > mkdir /mnt/yum > mount -o ro,nolock -t nfs hannibal:/tyroyummy /mnt/yum > #mount -o ro,nolock -t nfs 192.168.100.58:/home/pub/ /mnt/pub > cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bk > echo "avalon-2:/home/pub /mnt/pub nfs auto,rw,intr > 0 0" >> /etc/fstab > echo "hannibal:/tyroyummy /mnt/yum nfs auto,rw,intr > 0 0" >> /etc/fstab > cd /mnt/yum/SOE_Fedora11/install > ./install.sh > /var/log/msl_install_output.log > cd / > umount /mnt/yum > %end > > what does alt+f2 etc show you its waiting for _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list