Bug 55534 - Installer %post section doesn't have the last word
Summary: Installer %post section doesn't have the last word
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Mike McLean
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-11-01 18:23 UTC by Joshua Jensen
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:37 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2003-01-10 17:56:24 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
ks.cfg file (728 bytes, text/plain)
2001-11-21 18:44 UTC, Joshua Jensen
no flags Details

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!


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