This ks script isn't working on CentOS 4.8... Should it?
Shabazian, Chip
chip.shabazian at bankofamerica.com
Thu Nov 19 20:37:35 UTC 2009
The kickstart file is read multiple times, but you cannot %include
certain items such as the source of your install files.
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[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Terry McIntyre
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Subject: Re: This ks script isn't working on CentOS 4.8... Should it?
Inline redirection, like this, will make it easier to read your script.
cat > /tmp/part-include << TAG
part /boot --size=200 --asprimary --ondisk=sda
part / --size=20000 --asprimary --ondisk=sda
part swap --size=1000 --asprimary --ondisk=sda
part /backup --size=5000 --ondisk=sda
part /u --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda
TAG
Test your script on a working machine before trying to use it for
kickstart.
Test bits of the script in isolation, then put them all together.
Lastly, I don't know whether kickstart supports an include which
refers to a file which is created by the kickstart itself. You are
essentially asking kickstart to read the file, process the %pre block,
and then re-read the file. Some processors might read the file only
once, parsing and reading all include directives along the way, and
execute the %pre block, and then execute the main body - the contents
of which may already have been frozen. The question ( to which I have
no answer ) is "when does kickstart expand include directives?"
YMMV.
Good luck.
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