> I have a post install script to automagically change root's passwd to > something random: > echo "root:`cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 20 | head > -1`" > /root/`hostname`.passwd && cat /root/`hostname`.passwd |chpasswd > > If I run this on the command line of a already installed system then the > command executes as expected and returns me to my shell prompt > > When executed inside of the installer the system hangs. If I switch > consoles to F2 I see the cat command as well as tr and fold all running. > If i kill the cat command then the system finishes installing and reboots. > > I'm not sure why it's not working inside of the install environment but > works in a installed environment. Perhaps you do not have enough entropy, so things are hung waiting for more to appear so it can spit out more random numbers? - Chris _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
