> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jing han > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 12:12 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: RE: During Fedora Core 4 kickstart post > installation,postgresql command initdb doesn't work > > > You are right, when I use console 2 to see where is > /var/nm2 I found it is actually /mnt/sysimage/var/nm2, but > it's empty. And when I "ls /var/nm2", I got no such file or > directory error message. > > My question is why Redhat 9.0 post installation allows me to > do initdb successfully but Fedora Core 4 cannot? > > > > jing > > --- Mike McGrath <mmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > Of jing han > > > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:29 AM > > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > > Subject: RE: During Fedora Core 4 kickstart post > > > installation,postgresql command initdb doesn't > > work > > > > > > Sure, my config is: > > > > > > > > > #Generated by Kickstart Configurator #platform=x86, > AMD64, or Intel > > > EM64T > > > > > > #System language > > > lang en_US > > > #Language modules to install > > > langsupport zh_CN en_CA fr_CA --default=en_US > > #System > > > keyboard keyboard us #System mouse mouse #Root > > password > > > rootpw --iscrypted > > $1$7Ib1jQg6$hY./MIJpsiZxYqY/p5kxW/ > > > #Reboot after installation > > > reboot > > > #Use text mode install > > > text > > > #Install OS instead of upgrade > > > install > > > #Use CDROM installation media > > > cdrom > > > #System bootloader configuration > > > bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda > > --append="rhgb quiet" > > > #Clear the Master Boot Record > > > zerombr yes > > > #Partition clearing information > > > clearpart --all --initlabel > > > #Disk partitioning information > > > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 250 > > > part swap --size 512 > > > part / --fstype ext3 --size 1 --grow --ondisk=sda > > #System > > > authorization infomation auth --useshadow > > --enablemd5 > > > #Firewall configuration firewall --enabled --http > > #SELinux > > > configuration selinux --disabled > > > > > > #XWindows configuration information > > > xconfig --depth=32 --resolution=1024x768 --defaultdesktop=GNOME > > > --startxonboot #Package > > install > > > information %packages --resolvedeps @ everything @ > > > > > language-support kernel-smp-devel kernel-smp grub > > e2fsprogs > > > > > > %post > > > > > > #Create system users > > > /usr/sbin/adduser user > > > # > > > ## > > > ### > > > > > > ############################################################## > > > ################## > > > # Creating expect script to set passwords on > > accounts echo > > > '#!/usr/bin/expect' > passwd.expect echo 'set user > > [lindex > > > $argv 0]' >> passwd.expect echo 'set newpass > > [lindex $argv > > > 1]' >> passwd.expect echo 'spawn /usr/bin/passwd > > $user' >> > > > passwd.expect echo 'expect word:' >> passwd.expect > > echo > > > 'sleep 1' >> passwd.expect echo 'send $newpass\r' > > >> > > > passwd.expect echo 'expect word:' >> passwd.expect > > echo > > > 'sleep 1' >> passwd.expect echo 'send $newpass\r' > > >> > > > passwd.expect echo 'expect success:' >> > > passwd.expect # ## > > > ### > > > > > > ############################################################## > > > ################## > > > chmod a+x passwd.expect > > > ./passwd.expect user 12345 > > > rm -Rf passwd.expect > > > > > > ...... > > > ...... > > > > > > # > > > ## > > > ### > > > > > > ############################################################## > > > ################## > > > #install postgresql database > > > su -l postgres -c "/usr/bin/initdb -D /var/nm2" > > > ......................... > > > > > > > > > after finishing installation and computer reboot, > > I found > > > user account is created but passwd is not created. > > > > > > I also found that /var/nm2 directory is empty > > after reboot, > > > which means initdb doesn't work and files under > > /var/nm2 not > > > generated by initdb. > > > > > > > > > > > > jing > > > > > > > > > --- Mike McGrath <mmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf > > > > Of jing han > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:22 AM > > > > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: During Fedora Core 4 kickstart post > > > installation,postgresql > > > > > command initdb doesn't > > > > work > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I've got a problem with Fedora Core 4 > > kickstart > > > > post > > > > > installation. My kickstart file works well > > with > > > > RedHat 9.0. > > > > > When I transplant it to Fedora Core 4, I found > > > > that initdb > > > > > doesn't work during post installation time. We > > > > also use > > > > > exepect utility to create user account > > password, > > > > and I found > > > > > that expect utility doesn't work either. > > > > > > > > > > Why this happen in Fedora Core 4? > > > > > > > > > > Any answer will be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jing > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > > protection > > > > > around http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > can you post your config? > > > > > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > I have a hunch you're running into a chroot environment. Once > > Anaconda gets to the %post section of the kickstart script it runs > > everything in a chrooted environment /mnt/sysimage. At the end of > > your kickstart > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around http://mail.yahoo.com > That I'm not sure of. You could get into the shell and run it manually, perhaps with more verbose output would help? I'm not familiar with the specific problem you're having. -Mike
