I submitted some patches that may have affected the way cobbler processes
variables in snippets. I don't know why the variables aren't carrying over.
I'll take a look at this. Meanwhile, try using "set global $var = 'val'" to
see if the behavior changes.
~
Dan
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Tim Verhoeven
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a problem with cobbler (1.2.4) with the kickstart templating
> using cheetah and the use of variables in included files. This used to
> work (in pre 1.0 cobbler versions). This is the code in the kickstart
> file itself :
>
> #set $loc = $getVar("loc","defaultplace")
> #if $loc == "defaultplace"
> SNIPPET::varsdefault
> #else if $loc == "otherplace"
> SNIPPET::varsotherplace
> #end if
>
> This is how such a snippet looks like :
>
> # Variables specific for the setup in default loc
> #set $dns1 = "X.X.X.X"
> #set $dns2 = "X.X.X.X"
> #set $nfsserver = "X.X.X.X"
> #set $ntp = "hostname.domain"
> #set $smtp = "hostname.domain"
> #set $funcserver = "hostname.domain"
>
> But using these variables inside the main kickstart or other snippets
> does not work, they are not replaced and stay as they are in the
> original files. For example :
>
> echo "nameserver $dns2" >> /etc/resolv.conf
>
> Stays exactly like that in the rendered kickstart file for the host in
> question.
>
> As a test I replace the line "SNIPPET::varsotherplace" by "#include
> '/var/lib/cobbler/snippets/varsotherplace'". But that did not change
> the result.
>
> Anyone any idea what is going on here ? I've looked that the changes
> on the wiki but I did not see anything like this.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
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>
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