I am using the example in "Kickstart How to" and adding in the "%post" the "echo "Hackers will be punished" > /etc/motd" and nothing gets to be written in that file. I am loged as root and not adding the "%post". Someone knows waht is happening?
This is the file:
#Generated by Kickstart Configurator

#System language
lang en_US

#Language modules to install
langsupport --default en_US en_US

#System keyboard
keyboard us

#System mouse
mouse genericps/2

#System timezone
timezone --utc America/New_York

#Root password
rootpw --iscrypted.

#Reboot after installation
reboot

#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --useLilo --linear --location=mbr

#Install Red Hat Linux instead of upgrade
install

#Use CDROM installation media
cdrom


#Disk partitioning information

#Use DHCP networking
network --bootproto dhcp

#System authorization information
auth --useshadow --enablemd5

#Firewall configuration
firewall --medium

#Do not configure the X Window System
skipx

%packages
@GNOME

%post
echo "Hackers will be pardon" > /etc/motd

You want to additionally put "Hackers will be pardon" ? Then you'd have to use ">>" (= append to /etc/motd). It is also very likely to be possible that motd gets overwritten on system boot using boot scripts!

I though it could be overwriten too. But he "motd" file has the same message I entered from the command prompt some time before meaning it also has the same date as when well. I keep changing the echo message to see if it works. So I think that eliminates the "overwirten" possibility. Tried your suggestion ">>" with no luck. I have also tried making directories and adding users and no luck. This is really wear it is happening in rehat 7.2 and 7.3

Turn out works with boot.img and not with boot diskette. Thanks