more with rules

23 Jun 2006

      Hello again,

after solving the first problem with <rules> usage, mostly file location 
originated, I face with a new one, that seems NOT TO BE the same, but...

The effect is that files don't merge. The ibiza-3.0.xml, that should be 
merged anyway is not used, while the default.xml is perfectly read and 
used. As the system ends with a generic hostname, some parts of it are 
nor installed :-(.

My new rules.xml:

<!DOCTYPE autoinstall SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/rules.dtd">
<autoinstall xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" 
xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
  <rules config:type="list">
    <rule>
      <mac>
        <match>*</match>
        <match_type>exact</match_type>
      </mac>
      <result>
        <profile>rules/default.xml</profile>
        <continue config:type="boolean">true</continue> <!-- I supose 
this means "continue evaluating other rules" -->
      </result>
    </rule>
    <rule>
      <mac>
<!--        <match>001125FD0A1D</match> -->
        <match>*</match> <!-- temporary substituted to match ANY SYSTEM, 
just to check if rules does merge -->
        <match_type>exact</match_type>
      </mac>
      <result>
<!--        
<profile>http://albireo.espeton.com/autoinstall-prof/rules/ibiza-3.0.xml</profile> 
TRIED, NO SUCCESS -->
<!--        <profile>ibiza-3.0.xml</profile> TRIED, NO SUCCESS-->
        <profile>rules/ibiza-3.0.xml</profile>
        <continue config:type="boolean">false</continue>
      </result>
    </rule>
  <!-- there were other rules here, removed for testing -->
  </rules>
</autoinstall>

Meanwhile the ibiza-3.0.xml is (quite simple, hehe!):

<networking>
  <dns>
    <hostname>ibiza</hostname>
  </dns>
</networking>

The default.xml  <networking><dns> section is:

  <networking>
    <dns>
      <dhcp_hostname config:type="boolean">false</dhcp_hostname>
      <dhcp_resolv config:type="boolean">true</dhcp_resolv>
      <domain>mydomain.mydomain</domain>
<!--  <hostname>SHOULD BE RENDERED BY RULES.XML</hostname> -->
      <searchlist config:type="list">
        <search></search>
      </searchlist>
    </dns>
  </networking>

I can see on first install stages, in /tmp/profile/autoinst.xml that 
there is no <hostname> section on the used profile. By the way is there 
any "civilized" way of consulting this autoinst.xml once the system is 
completely installed?

Thanks in advance.

Pablo Gómez

more with rules

Pablo Gomez