Bug 55534

Summary: Installer %post section doesn't have the last word
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Joshua Jensen <joshua>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Version: 7.2CC: kevin
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Description Joshua Jensen 2001-11-01 18:23:12 UTC 
In the %post section, I can copy known good Xconfig files to /etc/X11, and
they would work, except that X configuration by the installer takes place
_AFTER_ the installation process.  This seems to be a new "feature".  Is it
possible to do all things the installer needs to do BEFORE the %post
section, so that in future version of Red Hat Linux %post will truely live
up to it's name?  This would be useful so that a script run in the %post
section, regardless of what runlevel was configured, or automatic X
configuration did or didn't happen, will truely have the last word _after_
installation.

Thanks,

Joshua Jensen
Comment 1 Brent Fox 2001-11-03 15:32:55 UTC 
%post should always have the last word...this is strange.  Can you attach your
kickstart file so we can try to duplicate this?
Comment 2 Brent Fox 2001-11-13 20:22:19 UTC 
Closing due to inactivity.  Please reopen if you have more information.
Comment 3 Joshua Jensen 2001-11-21 18:43:02 UTC 
Sorry... I was gone for two weeks.  Attached please find my ks.cfg kickstart 
file.  I'm using ftp as an installation method;  I'm not sure if the results 
would be different with NFS or cdrom.
Comment 4 Joshua Jensen 2001-11-21 18:44:09 UTC 
Created attachment 38303 [details]
ks.cfg file
Comment 5 Need Real Name 2002-03-11 20:31:32 UTC 
This bug also screws the RedHat RHCE Examinations !

I am an RHCEX in UK.
This bug reported to LJ in UK - who did not believe it I thnk !

Work-around is to create a 'one-shot' rc5.d script to copy required XF86 files
to /etc/X11
on first reboot.

Also related - many 'xconfig' options do not work in kickstart.cfg files.
Comment 6 Jeremy Katz 2002-03-13 05:47:43 UTC 
%post should now really have the last word as its done right before the
congratulations screen
Comment 7 Mike McLean 2003-01-10 17:56:24 UTC 
fix verified
Comment 8 Joshua Jensen 2003-01-10 19:42:58 UTC 
Thanks guys!