%post in ubuntu kickstart

[stephen mulcahy]

Finally solved with the following %post script (which generates a 
run-once script invoked by the server on first boot),
(note the slashes needed in the password hash - these are necessary to 
prevent the shell from mangling the password)

%post --interpreter=/bin/bash
# add stuff to be run once on first boot
cp /etc/rc.local /etc/rc.local.orig
cat << EOF > /etc/rc.local
#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
useradd -p '\$1\$XXXX.XXX\$AAAAbbbbCCCCdddd' -m -s /bin/bash -G admin auser
cp /etc/rc.local /etc/rc.local.run-once
cat /etc/rc.local.orig > /etc/rc.local
exit 0
EOF


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Stephen Mulcahy, DI2, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway,
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