Issue with %include on AW2.1

[Paul Pianta]

Michael Blandford wrote:

> I have a python script that I run in the %pre section to generate 
> partitioning information.  It dumps this information into /tmp/partition.
>
> in the ks.cfg, I am adding %include /tmp/partition.
>
> If the partitioning is different that what is already on the machine, 
> the build will stop and complain the /usr is too small.  If I choose 
> 'no' to continue, the machine reboots and starts the build again.  
> This time it will suceed.
>
> It seems like the machine doesn't notice the partitioning has changed 
> during the build and is trying to continue using the old partitions.
>
> This is on ia64.  I am also using the same process on ia32 with RedHat 
> 7.3 without seeing this problem.
>
> Any thoughts on what might be wrong?

Have you tried this kickstart option for clearing all existing 
partitions? I also add the option for initialising a disk if it is new ...

# clear all partitions and initialise disk if need be
clearpart --all --initlabel

hth

pantz

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