<div dir="ltr">Just a pratical example - i have used it with RHEL5 - , there are many document on this ********************************************************* ****** Begin kickstart ********************************************************* # Use CDROM installation media install cdrom reboot monitor --noprobe #platform=x86, AMD64, o Intel EM64T # System authorization information auth --useshadow --enablemd5 # System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda --md5pass=$1$LTpksksk$tgrE3JE2fXT/gqvVMUJwz1 # Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel ...................... ...................... timezone --isUtc Europe/London # Network # %include /tmp/network.cfg <---------------------------------------- # Disk Layout # %include /tmp/disk.cfg <---------------------------------------- %packages --nobase @core dbus dbus-python dbus-glib hal httpd openldap-servers openldap-clients ........................ ........................ %pre --interp /usr/bin/ash PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH echo_user () { echo >/dev/tty "$@" } ask () { echo_user echo_user -n "$1 [$2] ? " read res </dev/tty [ -z "$res" ] && res="$2" if [ ."$res" = .'!' ] then echo_user echo_user "Starting interactive shell, type 'exit' when done" sh </dev/tty >/dev/tty 2>&1 # re-do the prompt ask "$@" else echo "$res" fi } confirm () { res=$(ask "$1 (y/n)" "$2") case "$res" in [yYjJ]*) true ;; *) false ;; esac } cmdline_val () { Res=$(cat /proc/cmdline | sed -n 's/.*'"$1"'=$[^ ]*$.*/\1/p') if [ -z "$Res" ] then echo "$2" else echo "$Res" fi } die () { echo_user "FATAL: $*" exit 1 } gen_network() { echo -n "network --device $IFACE --bootproto static" [ ! -z "$IP" ] && echo -n " --ip $IP" [ ! -z "$MASK" ] && echo -n " --netmask $MASK" STTY_SAVE=$(stty -g </dev/tty) stty sane </dev/tty reset </dev/tty >/dev/tty || clear >/dev/tty echo_user "*****************************************" echo_user "*** EXAMPLE configuration kickstart ***" echo_user "*****************************************" echo_user " - Hope for the better ........... " echo_user " and enjoy " echo_user "*****************************************" echo_user Interactive="y" if [ "$Interactive" ] then while true do while [ -z "${NAME}" ] do echo_user cat <<EOF >/dev/tty ******************************************************* ** This is the list of valid hostname : please pick one ** The dns domain is <a href="http://example.com">example.com</a> ******************************************************* example1 example2 EOF NAME=$(ask "Hostname (not fqdn qualified)" "$NAME") case "$NAME" in example1) cat <<EOF >/tmp/network.cfg network --device eth0 --noipv6 --bootproto static --ip x.y.z.h --netmask <a href="http://255.255.255.128">255.255.255.128</a> --nameserver <a href="http://127.0.0.1">127.0.0.1</a> --hostname EOF cat <<EOF >/tmp/disk.cfg clearpart --all --initlabel part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 128 part swap --size=1024 part pv.3 --size 0 --grow --ondisk=sda volgroup rootvg pv.3 logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=lv_root --vgname=rootvg --size=4096 logvol /home --fstype ext3 --name=lv_home --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 logvol /opt --fstype ext3 --name=lv_opt --vgname=rootvg --size=512 logvol /tmp --fstype ext3 --name=lv_tmp --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 logvol /var --fstype ext3 --name=lv_var --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 logvol /var/log --fstype ext3 --name=lv_var_log --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 logvol /var/tmp --fstype ext3 --name=lv_var_tmp --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 logvol /var/www --fstype ext3 --name=lv_var_www --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 logvol /var/log/audit --fstype ext3 --name=lv_audit --vgname=rootvg --size=1024 EOF ;; ......... ......... (for example2) *) clear >/dev/tty NAME="" ;; esac done echo_user echo_user "--------------------- WARNING -------------------------------" echo_user "This is your last chance to stop the installation. Continuing" echo_user "will erase the destination disk and install noninteractively." echo_user "Answer 'n' if you need to reedit your settings." else # noninteractive gen_network > /tmp/network.cfg fi # restore file descriptors and TTY clear >/dev/tty stty $STTY_SAVE </dev/tty %post ( ..... ..... ) *********************************************** It is an incomplete example, the dynamic part was for the network config, but i think it could be useful anyway Regards <div class="gmail_quote">2008/7/24 Mogens Kjaer <<a href="mailto:mk@crc.dk">mk@crc.dk</a>>: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">yersinia wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> In kickstart it is simple ask the user in %pre, generate the file stanza based on user request, and %include in kickstart the generate file stanza </blockquote> How does one ask the user in %pre? Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: <a href="mailto:mk@crc.dk" target="_blank">mk@crc.dk</a> Homepage: <a href="http://www.crc.dk" target="_blank">http://www.crc.dk</a> -- fedora-devel-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-devel-list@redhat.com" target="_blank">fedora-devel-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list</a> </blockquote></div> </div>