Kickstart and RHEL 5

[Marcos Aurelio Rodrigues]

Yes Paul, this is why you need to put the nochroot option...look the
example:

%post --nochroot cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/sysimage/etc/resolv.conf

I think the resolv.conf is on the cd image.

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On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Paul Whitney <paul.whitney at mac.com> wrote:

> Marcos,
>
> You are correct. The %post is still a valid feature. But read the "Note"
> before it...
>
> "Note
> The post-install script is run in a chroot environment; therefore,
> performing tasks such as copying scripts or RPMs from the installation
> media do not work. "
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul Whitney
>
>
> On Mon, 2008-05-05 at 14:30 -0300, Marcos Aurelio Rodrigues wrote:
> > Sorry Paul if i didn't understand your question, but the option %post
> > --nochroot is still available
> >
> >
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/en-US/RHEL510/Installation_Guide/s1-kickstart2-postinstallconfig.html
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > On 5/5/08, Paul Whitney <paul.whitney at mac.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am trying to create a custom ISO using RHEL 5.
> > >
> > > In RHEL 4 it was possible to mount the cdrom in the kickstart file
> after
> > > install (%post --nochroot) and copy over files to the root homedir.
> > >
> > > Apparently that feature is no longer available according to the RHEL 5
> > > Installation Guide. Are there any suggestions on how to get a tar
> file,
> > > background images and a script loaded onto a system using either
> ks.cfg
> > > or some other means automatically? (i.e. no user interaction)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Paul W.
> > >
> > >
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