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# Chapter 12. Post-Installation Script

Figure 12-1. Post-Installation Script

You can also add commands to execute on the system after the installation is completed. If you have properly configured the network in the kickstart file, the network is enabled, and the script can include commands to access resources on the network. If you would like to include a post-installation script, type it in the text area.

| Caution
| Do not include the `%post` command. It will be added for you.

For example, to change the message of the day for the newly installed system, add the following command to the `%post` section:

    echo "Hackers will be punished!" > /etc/motd

# Chroot Environment

If you want your post-installation script to run outside of the chroot environment, click the checkbox next to this option on the top of the Post-Installation window. This is equivalent to the using the `--nochroot` option in the `%post` section.

| Tip
| If you want to make any changes to the newly installed file system in the post-installation section outside of the chroot environment, you must append the directory name with `/mnt/sysimage`.

For example, if you check the Run outside of the chroot environment button, the previous example needs to be changed to the following:

    echo "Hackers will be punished!" > /mnt/sysimage/etc/motd

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