[Spacewalk-list] Spacewalk Kickstart wizard variables

[Corey Hemminger]

How do I re-source them in the %post script? I'm fairly new to kickstart and have limited bash scripting experience. Most of my scripts I have pieced together from pieces I've found across the internet.

Thanks,
Corey

>If your pre script is already working the way you'd like it to, I'd suggest just writing out the answers is a "varname=$varname" format that you can later re-source in the %post >section.
>
>-- Jon Miller
>
>
>On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Corey Hemminger < corey.hemminger at nativex.com> wrote:
>
> I have a pre script for kickstart that I'd like to set variables for 
> cobbler templating of the scripts that are based on user input and can 
> also be used in the post scripts for things like hostname and 
> networking. Here is a copy of the script below. How can I set a 
> variable in the pre script that can be called and used in the post 
> script. I've learned that the "kickstart details > variables" Aren't 
> editable during the kickstart process.
>
> This is for a bare metal install and I want to be able to get a few 
> inputs at the beginning then run unattended. I did originally have all 
> this in the post install but then the install doesn't finish if 
> someone walks away until they come back and add the inputs and the 
> script continues with the final configuration and post install update.
>
> curTTY=`tty`
> exec < \$curTTY > \$curTTY 2> \$curTTY
>
> echo
> echo -n "Starting Pre Install Script"
>
> echo
> echo -n "Configure the Server"
> while [ x"$answer" != "xy" ] && [ x"$answer" != "xY" ]; do
>         echo
>         echo -n "enter hostname: "; read hostname2
>         echo -n "enter ip adress: "; read ip
>         echo -n "enter netmask: "; read netmask
>         echo -n "enter default gateway: "; read gw
>         echo -n "enter domain name to join pc to ie. example.com: "; 
> read domain
>         echo -n "enter user account to join domain: "; read user
>         echo -n "enter user password to join domain: "; read pass
>         echo -n "enter token number for cassandra node, leave blank to 
> allow auto bisect of most loaded token range during autobootstrap: "; 
> read token
>         echo -n "enter datacenter for cassandra node location: "; read dc
>         echo -n "enter rack for cassandra node location: "; read rack
>         echo
>
>         echo You entered:
>         echo -e "\thostname:            $hostname2"
>         echo -e "\tip address:          $ip"
>         echo -e "\tnetmask:             $netmask"
>         echo -e "\tdefault gateway:     $gw"
>         echo -e "\tdomain:              $domain"
>         echo -e "\tAD account:          $user"
>         echo -e "\tAD password:         $pass"
>         echo -e "\tcassandra token:     $token"
>         echo -e "\tcassandra DC:        $dc"
>         echo -e "\tcassandra rack:      $rack"
>         echo
>         echo -n "Double check passwords are correct or else Domain 
> join will fail and will be required to be done manually after reboot"
>         echo
>         echo -n "Is this correct? [y/n] "; read answer done
>
> echo
> echo -n "Setting Host Name."
>
> echo "network --device eth0 --bootproto static \
>        --ip=${ip} --netmask=${netmask} \
>        --gateway=${gw} \
>        --hostname=${hostname2} \
>        --onboot=yes --noipv6 \
>        --nameserver=${dns1}" > /tmp/network
>
>
> Thanks,
> Corey