Re: Kickstart confusion

From: Neil Marjoram (n.marjoram_at_adastral.ucl.ac.uk)
Date: 06/16/05

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    Mike,

    sorry, no output, nothing in the logs

    Neil.

    Mike McGrath wrote:

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    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com
    >>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Neil Marjoram
    >>Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:53 AM
    >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases
    >>Subject: Kickstart confusion
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    >>I am trying to run some post install commands with a
    >>kickstart installation, but some of them don't work;
    >>
    >>%post
    >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 isdn off -WORKS
    >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 pcmcia off - WORKS
    >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 ypbind off - WORKS
    >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 ntpd on - WORKS mkdir
    >>/mnt/install -WORKS mount -t nfs 128.40.159.53:/export/ftp
    >>/mnt/install - WORKS rpm -ivh /mnt/install/os/packages/apt* -
    >>WORKS rpm -ivh /mnt/install/os/packages/webmin* - WORKS rpm
    >>-ivh /mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-2.6*- DOES NOT WORK rpm
    >>-ivh /mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-smp*- DOES NOT WORK rpm
    >>-ivh /mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-utils*- DOES NOT WORK rpm
    >>--import /mnt/install/os/packages/RPM* - WORKS rpm --import
    >>/usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY - WORKS cp -a --reply=yes
    >>/mnt/install/os/configs/* /mnt/sysimage/etc - DOES NOT WORK
    >>ntpdate a.server.co.uk - WORKS service autofs restart - WORKS
    >>service ntpd restart - WORKS apt-get -y update - WORKS
    >>apt-get -y upgrade - WORKS
    >>
    >>The kernel install I think I understand, but the copy command
    >>I don't.
    >>The syntax is correct, but I think it may be something to do
    >>with the chroot environment, the manual suggests running with
    >>%post --nochroot, but if I do this nothing works at all.
    >>
    >>I assume I have done something really stupid which I just
    >>can't see. Can anyone tell me where I have gone wrong.
    >>
    >>Thanks,
    >>
    >>Neil.
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    >Do the failed commands show any output? If so what is the output?
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    > -Mike
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