A systems administrator is creating a Kickstart configuration to automate the deployment of a new Linux server. A requirement of the deployment is to run a custom script that creates a specific configuration file and restarts a service. This script must execute after the package installation phase is complete but before the final system reboot. Which Kickstart section should be used to accomplish these tasks?
The correct answer is %post. The %post section is used for post-installation configuration scripts that run after all packages have been installed but before the system reboots. These scripts execute within a chroot environment based on the newly installed system's filesystem. The %pre section is incorrect because it runs scripts before the installation process begins and does not operate in the chrooted environment of the new system. The %packages section is used to define the list of software packages and groups to be installed, not to run scripts. %onboot is not a valid standard Kickstart section, making it an incorrect choice.
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