There is no such file :( Under /tmp i cant see such file. Regarding one package per line - i had added sed to replace , by \n so that should take care of it. Any clues on why the file is not created ? Thanks ! <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Pablo Iranzo Gómez <<a href="mailto:Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com">Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Check exact contents of /tmp/packagelist, and be sure to specify packages one per line ;) Regards Pablo El mié, 02-07-2008 a las 12:36 +0530, linux brainstack escribió: <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> Hi, > Thanks for your reply. > > I tried the below stuff with no success.. Am i doing something wrong ? > Under %pre i added - > cat /proc/cmdline |awk -F "packages=" '{print $2}' |sed 's/,/\n/g' > /tmp/packagelist > > %include /tmp/packagelist > > So this turns out like > If i specify > packages=@kde,@WEb Server" > Then /tmp/packagelist would have > @kde > @Web Server > > But these groups are not installed. > > Anaconda.cfg has > %packages --resolvedeps > grub > kernel-smp > e2fsprogs > lvm2 > > %post > > > Any clues ? > > Thanks ! > > On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Pablo Iranzo Gómez > <<a href="mailto:Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com">Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com</a>> wrote: > You can: > > ask at %pre and do an %include of a file with each > package requested > ask at %post and trigger a yum install on each one > pass them as kernel parameters like packages="package1 > package2 > package3 @group1" and then process at %pre the /proc/cmdline > to write an > extra packages section to be %include > > Regards > Pablo > > El mié, 02-07-2008 a las 11:50 +0530, linux brainstack > escribió: > > > Hello, > > I have created a kickstart file which has @ Base under > Software. > > But i want a way to mention additional package groups at > runtime when > > the kickstart is triggered. > > > > Is there any way ? > > Either %post asking for package group name > > OR > > along with ks file path we add one more parameter > packagegroup name ? > > > > Any Thoughts / Ideas ? > > > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > <a href="mailto:Kickstart-list@redhat.com">Kickstart-list@redhat.com</a> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a> > -- > > Pablo Iranzo Gómez (<a href="mailto:Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com">Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com</a>) > RHCE/Global Profesional Services Consultant Spain > Phone: +34 645 01 01 49 (CET/CEST) > GnuPG KeyID: 0xFAD3CF0D > --- > Dirección Comercial: C/Jose Bardasano Baos, 9, Edif. Gorbea 3, > planta 3ºD, 28016 Madrid, Spain > Dirección Registrada: Red Hat S.L., C/ Velazquez 63, Madrid > 28001, Spain > Inscrita en el Reg. Mercantil de Madrid – C.I.F. B82657941 > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Kickstart-list@redhat.com">Kickstart-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a> > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Kickstart-list@redhat.com">Kickstart-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a> -- Pablo Iranzo Gómez (<a href="mailto:Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com">Pablo.Iranzo@redhat.com</a>) RHCE/Global Profesional Services Consultant Spain Phone: +34 645 01 01 49 (CET/CEST) GnuPG KeyID: 0xFAD3CF0D --- Dirección Comercial: C/Jose Bardasano Baos, 9, Edif. Gorbea 3, planta 3ºD, 28016 Madrid, Spain Dirección Registrada: Red Hat S.L., C/ Velazquez 63, Madrid 28001, Spain Inscrita en el Reg. Mercantil de Madrid – C.I.F. B82657941 </div></div> _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Kickstart-list@redhat.com">Kickstart-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a> </blockquote></div>