I use rootpw --iscrypted with my kickstart installs in graphical mode
all the time. Here is the first section of my kickstart file:
# Start of snip
install
url --url http://centosmirror/
lang en_US.UTF-8
langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
keyboard us
xconfig --resolution 1600x1200 --depth 24 --startxonboot --
defaultdesktop gnome
network --device=eth0 --bootproto=dhcp --hostname myhost
rootpw --iscrypted **********************************
firewall --enabled --trust=eth0 --port=22:tcp --port=80:tcp
selinux --disabled
authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 --enablenis --
nisdomain=mydomain --nisserver=nisname
timezone America/New_York
bootloader --location=mbr --append="rhgb quiet"
clearpart --all --drives=sda --initlabel
part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=sda
part pv.2 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=sda
volgroup VolGroup00 --pesize=32768 pv.2
logvol swap --fstype swap --name=LogVol00 --vgname=VolGroup00 --
size=1000 --grow --maxsize=3000
logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=LogVol01 --vgname=VolGroup00 --
size=1024 --grow --maxsize=40000
logvol /scratch --fstype ext3 --name=LogVol02 --vgname=VolGroup00 --
size=1024 --grow
shutdown
# End of snip
Hope this helps,
Alfred
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