Post Install Script questions

[Robert Denton <Robert headsprout com>]

I am working ona post install script and half seems to work the other half
doesn't.  Here are the items I am having trouble with:

%post --nochroot 
# Start the ks-install log with date and time of build
# this one works...
echo "Kickstarted RH9: `date`" > /mnt/sysimage/root/ks-install.txt 

# Retrieve customized httpd.conf and take care of webservice: 
# problem: this doesn't seem to be wgotten and the log is not created...
wget http://10.101.10.3/httpd.conf -o /mnt/sysimage/root/wget.log 
# problem: the httpd service doesn't start upon reboot and the status 
# isn't written to the ks-install.txt
/mnt/sysimage/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 httpd on 
service httpd start 
service httpd status >> /mnt/sysimage/root/ks-install.txt 

# make sure the raid is okay and is monitored upon boot: 
# this seems to work...
cat /proc/mdstat >> /mnt/sysimage/root/ks-install.txt 
echo "MAILADDR netadmin hs com" >> /mnt/sysimage/etc/mdadm.conf 
echo "mdadm -Fs --delay=6000 &" >> /mnt/sysimage/etc/rc.d/rc.local 

# Add user and set password
useradd -G root phantom
echo "menace" | passwd phantom --stdin
# this line will work just fine when you are logged in as root
# but it doesn't seem to work in %post

# Notify me with install log:
# as above, works from command line, not in post.
mail robert hs com -s "`hostname` is ready." <
/mnt/sysimage/root/ks-install.txt