This ks script isn't working on CentOS 4.8... Should it?

Madison Kelly linux at alteeve.com
Thu Nov 19 21:49:11 UTC 2009


Hugh Brown wrote:
> If you try and run the script on a regular box, it fails.  While you are 
> working on fine tuning the script, run it on a regular box and verify 
> that the file it creates  that to test with initially before you move to 
> the load testing situation.
> 
> You need spaces between [ and the contents of the test.  For example,
> 
> if [grep -q cciss/c0d0]; then
> 
> should be
> 
> if [ grep -q cciss/c0d0 ]; then
> 
> You also need to append to the file after your first echo command so 
> that you don't overwrite it each time
> 
> e.g. echo "foo" >/tmp/part-include
> 
> will overwrite.
> 
> echo "foo" >>/tmp/part-include
> 
> will append.
> 
> Those were the things that stuck out to me right away.
> 
> Hugh

Well now, isn't that embarrassing... :) I was so focused on the 
kickstart script that I missed the most basic step.

Thanks.

madi




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