Using variables in %pre section of KickStart

StorageDon · 05-06-2016, 01:07 PM

I am trying to set up a few ks.cfg files and would like to do the following:
Begin File:

thisHost=myhostname
thisDomain=mydomain.com
thisFQDN=$thisHost.$thisDomain
thisIP=192.168.1.15
thisNetMask=255.255.255.0
thisGateway=192.168.1.1
thisNameServer=192.168.1.1
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network --bootproto=static --device=eno16780032 --hostname=$thisHost --ip=$thisIP --netmask=$thisNetMask --gateway=$thisGateway --nameserver=$thisNameServer --noipv6 --activate
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%post
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cat >> /etc/hosts <<HOSTS
$thisIP $thisFQDN $thisHost
HOSTS

Is this a possibility?
I would just like to set these values in one easy to see place...

loadedmind · 05-09-2016, 08:19 AM

I think your syntax is off. Have a look at this page for what a pre/post kickstart might look like:
https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/KickStart

Also, at the bottom of that page is a link to a git source for community kickstarts to get a better understanding of setting system params in your kickstart.