Re: Post Install Script Troubles

[Christopher Malek <cmalek caltech edu>]

On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 12:54:00PM -0700, Robert Denton wrote:
> Hello all, I am installing RH9 over HTTP and I am using a kickstart file on
> the same server.  The installation itself runs flawlessly and every aspect
> of the ks.cfg seems to work except for the %post portion.  I am trying to
> create a few directories as well as using the "sample" offered in the
> redhat.com tutorial.  Here is the script:
> 
> %post --nochroot
> echo "Kickstart-installed RH9 on `/bin/date`" > /mnt/sysimage/etc/motd
> mkdir /mnt/sysimage/var/www/html/sound
> mkdir /mnt/sysimage/var/www/html/code
> 
> This script seems to run, but not the way I want it to. (Note that the line
> that starts with echo is from the redhat tutorial:
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickst
> art2-postinstallconfig.html)
> 
> The directories are created but with a question mark after them, and the
> motd file is not modified, but a file called motd^M is created with the
> correct verbiage in it.  Thus an ls -a of the html dir produces:
> 
> .  ..  code? sound? usage

Looks like you edited your ks.cfg on a windows box.  Run it through
dos2unix and try again: your end of line terminators are messing you up.

Chris

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