Install of rpm packages in %post - script

Mon Apr 19 18:40:22 UTC 2004

Try opening a shell in %post and running the commands manually to see
what's happening. 

%post
chvt 3
exec < /dev/tty3 > /dev/tty3
sh

-Ed

On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 12:23, David Tegelaar wrote:
> Yes the suggestion in another email
> that a Windows char may be in the ks
> file is a good one.  Also I think you
> may need the "-t" option to mount:
> 
> mount -t iso9660 /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source
> 
> You could try writing the output to a log
> so if you get a failure maybe you can look
> at the log:
> 
> mount -t iso9660 /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source >>/tmp/mount.log 2>&1
> 
> -dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Martin Siddall
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:42 PM
> To: Discussion list about Kickstart
> Subject: Re: Install of rpm packages in %post - script
> 
> 
> Cheers , but i've been there allready. I echoed ls /mnt and various other
> directories in the %post part of the config and quite correctly as Marco has
> said anaconda umounts the cdrom and for some reason the /mnt/source
> disappears. I have also tried creating other directories with the same
> problem so I thorgh screw mkdir and tried to mount the cdrom on an existing
> directory..... still no joy.
> 
> The main problem is the anaconda program when it reports an error ... its
> incomplete and intermingled with its own debugging lines so i can't see what
> it's moaning about.
> 
> The only thing I can think of is that the ks.cfg file has some wierd
> character in it or the shell which anaconda uses is broken.
> 
> I have include my ks.cfg for your perusal. Any other suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Martin
> 
> ks.cfg
> 
> zerombr yes
> clearpart --all --drives=hda
> part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=hda
> part / --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow --ondisk=hda
> part swap --size=128 --grow --maxsize=256 --ondisk=hda
> install
> cdrom
> lang en_US.UTF-8
> langsupport --default en_GB.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8
> keyboard uk
> mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux
> rootpw --iscrypted $1$PRwZ191B$qq1HZQJpK5gfpPhJw/967/
> firewall --disabled
> authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
> timezone Europe/London
> bootloader --location=mbr
> 
> %packages
> @ network-server
> @ web-server
> @ dialup
> @ sql-server
> @ system-tools
> @ british-support
> @ ftp-server
> @ development-tools
> kernel
> dhcp
> net-snmp-utils
> shapecfg
> tftp-server
> mysql-server
> grub
> mrtg
> php-mysql
> mod_auth_mysql
> freeradius
> php-odbc
> 
> %post --nochroot
> mkdir -p /mnt/source
> mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source
> cp -f /mnt/source/custom.tar /mnt/sysimage/root
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Tegelaar" <dtegelaar at egenera.com>
> To: <MSiddall at imaginativeit.co.uk>; "Discussion list about Kickstart"
> <kickstart-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:22 PM
> Subject: RE: Install of rpm packages in %post - script
> 
> 
> > That's pretty wierd.  Try leaving out the
> > "mkdir -p /mnt/source" line (or telling
> > it to mkdir a different directory name).
> > I think the /mnt/source directory already
> > exists anyway.  Maybe the ? char
> > is an extra char at the end of the text or
> > is somehow part of a question that gets
> > asked if the directory already exists
> > when you try to mkdir it.
> >
> > -dave
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Martin Siddall
> > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:08 AM
> > To: 'Discussion list about Kickstart'
> > Subject: RE: Install of rpm packages in %post - script
> >
> >
> > I've been struggling with this for days and I still have problems with
> > it. Running Fedora Core 1.
> >
> >
> > When attempting to do mkdir -p  /mnt/source the script creates a
> > /mnt/source? Dir (mnt/source + questionmark). I thought well ok and
> > changed the copy command to cp /mnt/source?/custom.tar
> > /mnt/sysimage/root
> >
> > Still no luck. Comes back with error message that is intermingled with
> > the kickstart dialog and I can't work out what's happening and why.
> >
> > [Note the installation has been stripped down to one CD - could I have
> > missed and essential RPM ??]
> >
> > Anyone have an idea
> >
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Marco Welter
> > Sent: 19 April 2004 15:23
> > To: Discussion list about Kickstart
> > Subject: Re: Install of rpm packages in %post - script
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > > %post --nochroot
> > > # cdrom is not mounted during post so i mount it with the --nochroot
> > option
> > > mkdir -p /mnt/source
> > > mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source
> > >
> > > # copy updates.conf from the cd to /tmp on the installed system
> > > cp -f /mnt/source/RedHat/RPMS/updates.conf /mnt/sysimage/tmp
> > thank you, no works ;-)
> > >
> > > %post
> > > # creation of admin account - the rest of the kickstart can be
> > performed
> > > in normal %post mode
> > > /usr/sbin/useradd -c 'Administrateur' -s /bin/false admin
> > but not 100 %, when i have a "normal" %post after %post --nochroot whith
> > rpm
> > -ivh /root/xyz.rpm it do not work
> >
> > Bye
> >
> > Marco
> > > ...
> > >
> > > hth
> > >
> > > pantz
> >
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