Anas, Yes, the test script is executable. I ran the script a few times manually just to make sure it _was_ executable and behaved predictably. here it is: #!/bin/sh echo Hello World >> test.txt echo `date` >> test.txt exit 0 Here are the steps I have followed to try this feature of the firstboot service. - Used yast to uninstall old version of yast-firstboot rpm - Used yast to install new version you sent. - created the test script, named test.sh - exec'd chmod +x test.sh - exec'd test.sh a few times manually. It successfully created the test.txt file with the expected contents - exec'd touch /etc/reconfig_system - exec'd chkconfig firstboot off, chkconfig firstboot on - rebooted system Firstboot runs as expected and I click thru the screens I have setup in the control.xml. Logon screen is presented. After logging on and checking the /usr/share/firstboot/scripts directory, the file test.txt doesn't exist, as it should if test.sh was exec'd by firstboot. Does firstboot redirect the output of the test.sh script somewhere else? What am I doing wrong? The Novell Linux Desktop install is going great... just this one detail to work out... Cheers, T Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.de> 02/09/2005 01:51 AM To Anthony Staples <astaples@humana.com> cc suse-autoinstall@suse.com Subject Re: Fw: [suse-autoinstall] Re: firstboot scripts Anthony, Are your scripts executable? Maybe you need to chmod +x them. I have tested again, and it works for me. Anas Anthony Staples wrote:

Anas,

I uninstalled the current version of yast-firstboot (2.9.3-0.2) and updated the install to 2.9.4-0.1 as you requested. The results were the same. I created a small, simple script in /usr/share/firstboot/scripts, touched /etc/reconfig_system, then rebooted. Firstboot service did run, but the script did not run. /var/log/Yast2/firstboot.log file was created, however it was empty.

I also tested with a stock control.xml file with the same results.

Cheers, T

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Anas Nashif" <nashif@suse.de> To: "Anthony Staples" <astaples@humana.com> Cc: <awstaples@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Re: firstboot scripts

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Anthony, Could you please try the attached RPM.

Anas

Anthony Staples wrote:

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Anas,

I sometimes have trouble recieving email from you, so please respond to awstaples@hotmail.com, That is if you don't post to the mailing list.

Regards,

Anthony Staples Technical Analyst Humana Inc. 502.580.2870

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