[et-mgmt-tools] Using cobbler to mirror repos like updates/extras -- further information

[Michael DeHaan]

Msquared wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 02:14:26PM -0500, Michael DeHaan wrote:
>
>   
>> Two kinds of mirrors, basically. Different concepts, used for different
>> things.
>>     
>
> Ah, I see.
>
>   
>> To verify that it does the right thing, run a "cobbler sync", and check
>> out the kickstart files as seen at
>> /var/www/cobbler/kickstarts/profilename/ks.cfg -- you should see a good
>> parameter passed in for "url" towards the top, plus references to your
>> repo in the middle (search for "repo") and also in post, where it
>> installs the repo file in /etc/yum.repos.d
>>     
>
> Ah, I see.  'cobbler sync' builds the ks.cfg from the supplied kickstart
> file.  I did notice that '$' must be escaped in the supplied kickstart
> file, since it's used to introduce ks meta data.
>
> Anaconda kindly generates anaconda-ks.cfg when it installs a system for
> you.  Can that be used as a source for 'cobbler sync', as long as the '$'
> are escaped?  If not, what other things ought to be done first?
>   
Yes. In general, you don't have to escape all of the '$' characters, but 
only the ones that cause
problems.

\$(list-hard-drives) is the only such example that requires mandatory 
escaping in the cobbler files.

Generally this means anaconda-cfg.ks files can be used without modification.

> Regards, Msquared...
>
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