controlling partitioning but not install device

Matt Rose mrose at n-able.com
Tue Jun 2 16:58:36 UTC 2009


How would you write a pre script that queried the user?  Kickstart just 
runs pre scripts, and doesn't allow interaction, as far as I know.

Matt

Kyle Powell wrote:
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> Larry Brigman wrote:
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>> I have a need to allow people using my kickstart file; allowed to select
>> the install device
>> in certain cases but not allow them to set up the partitioning.
>>
>> Is there way to do this?
>> the system-config-kickstart tool seems to always want to specify a device.
>>     
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> I think this could be accomplished using a pre script that asks the user which
> device they wish to install to, then builds a partition configuration file using
> that information which is then added to the kickstart with a %include statement.
> - --
> Kyle Powell | Red Hat | Senior Consultant, RHCE
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