diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/nodeset/cases1 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/nodeset/cases1
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index 000000000..816f4ee59
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+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/nodeset/cases1
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+start:nodeset_addkcmdline
+cmd:chdef $$CN addkcmdline=debug
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:find -L /tftpboot -name '*$$CN*' -exec cat {} + | grep debug
+check:rc==0
+cmd:chdef $$CN addkcmdline=
+end