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kickstart %post fails to run

I have a kickstart script that works just fine. We have new software that is replacing our current software. I have taken that script and in the %post section I have just changed the file name that I want to copy from nfs to new install. when I run the new kickstart it completely skips over the %post section. What causes it to skip the entire %post section? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1

Working %post

Code:

%post --nochroot

(

mkdir /mnt/sysimage/home/install

cp -r /mnt/source/common /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp -r /mnt/source/duprm /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp /mnt/source2/Workstation/vsftpd-2.0.5-10.el5.i386.rpm /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp /mnt/source2/Workstation/ncurses-devel-5.5-24.20060715.i386.rpm /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp /mnt/sysimage/home/install/duprm/doInstall_ts88.sh /mnt/sysimage/home/install/doInstall.sh

chmod +x /mnt/sysimage/home/install/doInstall.sh

chmod +x /mnt/sysimage/home/install/duprm/install_ts88.sh

)

This is what I have changed and NOTHING ELSE!

Failing to run any of %post

Code:

%post --nochroot

(

mkdir /mnt/sysimage/home/install

cp -r /mnt/source/common /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp -r /mnt/source/duprm /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp /mnt/source2/Workstation/vsftpd-2.0.5-10.el5.i386.rpm /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp /mnt/source2/Workstation/ncurses-devel-5.5-24.20060715.i386.rpm /mnt/sysimage/home/install/

cp /mnt/sysimage/home/install/duprm/doInstall_1010.sh /mnt/sysimage/home/install/doInstall.sh

chmod +x /mnt/sysimage/home/install/doInstall.sh

chmod +x /mnt/sysimage/home/install/duprm/install_1010.sh

)

Can you add --log=/root/post.log to the %post line (?) to see if there any errors given that you can look at after the event.

When I see practically the same config where one works and the other doesn't my first suspicion is line termination. What editor was used to make changes to the file?

Quote:

Originally Posted by whizzit (Post 4738009)

Can you add --log=/root/post.log to the %post line (?) to see if there any errors given that you can look at after the event.

I will try this and let you know what is in the log.

Quote:

Originally Posted by whizzit (Post 4738009)

When I see practically the same config where one works and the other doesn't my first suspicion is line termination. What editor was used to make changes to the file?

I thought the same thing. I have tried vi & wordpad.

thanks wizzit! adding the log file help find the issue. I am not sure how it happened but there were extra hidden carrage returns at the end of the lines. the post.log showed the extra characters. I completely retyped (mostly cut and paste) the cfg in vi. It is now working.

Quote:

Originally Posted by whizzit (Post 4738009)

I have a ks file with a lot of stuff after post and NONE of it getting done. I tried the log above and that doesn't get created either. There are only newlines (no CRs) in the file. Any other ideas?

Thanks,

Phil.

Hi Phil,

This thread is solved for the OP so I guess the correct action would be to create a new thread (and reference this one if necessary) including some more information about your specific case; including details about the ks file, what system it's on etc.. Otherwise, it'll just polute this one.

If the OP is still reading - perhaps you could mark this as SOLVED ? :)

Thanks all,
Grant