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<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm performing a
Kickstart installation to a remote machine and I need to create a device so that
I can receive IPMI message from another piece of hardware using a
daemon.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>mknod /dev/ipmi0 c
254 0</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>works fine if I
login to a console and execute the step manually, but I need to do it within my
ks.cfg file and make it "stick" so the device remains for subsequent
boot-ups.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've it tried %pre
& %post, but obviously remain confused since it does not "stick". I
can see it created before the Kickstart reboots however.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, a nice
overview of the %post %pre environments would really be appreciated!
Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=913570516-16082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>--Paul</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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