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=$varname" format that you can later >re-source in the %post >section. > >-- Jon Miller > > >On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Corey Hemminger < >[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a pre script for kickstart that I'd like to set variables for > cobbler templating of the scripts that are based on user input and can > also be used in the post scripts for things like hostname and > networking. Here is a copy of the script below. How can I set a > variable in the pre script that can be called and used in the post > script. I've learned that the "kickstart details > variables" Aren't > editable during the kickstart process. > > This is for a bare metal install and I want to be able to get a few > inputs at the beginning then run unattended. I did originally have all > this in the post install but then the install doesn't finish if > someone walks away until they come back and add the inputs and the > script continues with the final configuration and post install update. > > curTTY=`tty` > exec < \$curTTY > \$curTTY 2> \$curTTY > > echo > echo -n "Starting Pre Install Script" > > echo > echo -n "Configure the Server" > while [ x"$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 _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list
