[Solved] Upload file to FTP Server in %post

[Chun Tat David Chu]

The below code does work when you add the following right before the FTP
upload

HOME=/root

ftp locates .netrc from ${HOME} so ${HOME} must be set.

I am assuming that ${HOME} is not set while Anaconda is running.

- dc

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Chun Tat David Chu <
beyonddc.storage at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am using RHEL 5.2 and within my %post, I would like to upload a file to
> an anonymous enabled FTP server.
>
> Here's what I am doing.
>
> %post
>      cat <<NETRC > /root/.netrc
> machine <SERVER_IP>
> login anonymous
> password ^M
> NETRC
>
>      ftp -i <SERVER_IP> <<EOF
> put /root/${TAR_FILE_NAME}.gpg
> system_to_rebuild/<HOSTNAME>/${TAR_FILE_NAME}.gpg
> quit
> EOF
>
> I am not sure what went wrong here.  When I run this scriptlet standalone
> in a shell, it runs successfully.
> However when run within Anaconda, it doesn't work.  I couldn't see the file
> being uploaded to my FTP server.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
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