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6.4.9.3.13. Activation Keys —
Figure 6-14. Activation Keys
The Activation Keys tab, which has no sub-tabs, allows you select Activation Keys to
include as part of the kickstart profile. These keys, which must have been created previous
to creating the kickstart profile, will be used when re-registering kickstarted systems.
6.4.9.3.14. Scripts —
Figure 6-15. Scripts
The Scripts tab, which has no sub-tabs, is where %pre and %post scripts are created. This
page lists any scripts that have already been created for this kickstart profile. To create a
new kickstart script:
1. Click the add new kickstart script link in the upper right
2. Enter the path to the scripting language used to create the script, such as /usr/bin/perl
3. Enter the full script in the large text box
4. Indicate whether this script is to be executed in the %pre or %post section of the
kickstart process
5. Indicate whether this script is to run outside of the chroot environment. Refer to the
Post-installation Script section of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Admin Guide
for further explanation of the
Note
RHN supports the inclusion of separate files within the Partition Details section of the
kickstart profile. For instance, you may dynamically generate a partition file based on the
machine type and number of disks at kickstart time. This file can be created via %pre
script and placed on the system, such as
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nochroot
/tmp/part-include
. Then you can call for that