Problem with copying file from install CD to harddrive in %post

[Philip Prindeville]

Pat wrote:
> I would like to copy a file from the install CD to the
> harddrive. The file is located in the / directory of
> the install disc. (I extracted and reburned the image
> so it would contain my custom files on the install
> disc.) 
>
> BTW, the cdrom I'm using to install the OS is the
> second cd drive in the system so it's location is at
> /dev/hdb. Here's the section from my kickstart
> config's %post which deals with copying the file:
>
> /bin/mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
> /bin/mount /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom
> /bin/cp /mnt/cdrom/custom.tar.gz /root
>
> After the install, that file is not found in my /root
> directory or any directory on the harddrive for that
> matter. The rest of the installation followed the
> instructions from my kickstart file correctly except
> for this.
>
> BTW, if I manually do those commands above after the
> installation (login as root, etc), the file does copy
> over correctly.
>
> Any clues on what I'm doing wrong? Thanks! 
>   


I'm not sure, but I suspect there might be issues related to the major/minor
device numbers being wrong in the chroot'd environment.  Maybe.

In any case, you could try:

%post --nochroot
cp /mnt/source/xyzzy /mnt/sysimage/foo/bar/

instead.

-Philip