9:53 p.m.
I have a profile that is created using the command:
cobbler profile add --name=... --parent=...
The child profile's 'Template Files' attribute originally inherited
from its parent. For testing, I changed it using
cobbler profile edit --name=...
Once I was done, I thought that the defaults in the parent profile
were sufficient, so I wanted to restore the <<inherit>> value. But,
neither cobbler profile edit --help nor man cobbler offer any hints
how to do so. I tried the cobbler web UI as a last resort, no dice
either.
Yeah, I can cobbler profile remove --name=... to delete the modified
child profile and then recreate it. It's not that hard, but
conceptually it's uneconomical :-(
So the Q: is it possible to restore an inherited value for a profile
attribute? If so, what is the correct work flow?
Regards,
--Zack
10:13 p.m.
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Zack Perry <zack.perry(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I have a profile that is created using the command:
cobbler profile add --name=... --parent=...
The child profile's 'Template Files' attribute originally inherited
from its parent. For testing, I changed it using
cobbler profile edit --name=...
Once I was done, I thought that the defaults in the parent profile
were sufficient, so I wanted to restore the <<inherit>> value. But,
neither cobbler profile edit --help nor man cobbler offer any hints
how to do so. I tried the cobbler web UI as a last resort, no dice
either.
Yeah, I can cobbler profile remove --name=... to delete the modified
child profile and then recreate it. It's not that hard, but
conceptually it's uneconomical :-(
So the Q: is it possible to restore an inherited value for a profile
attribute? If so, what is the correct work flow?
If you use --template-files='<<inherit>>', does it restore the
inheritance?
10:23 p.m.
Hi James,
[...]
> So the Q: is it possible to restore an inherited value
> for a profile attribute? If so, what is the correct work flow?
>
If you use --template-files='<<inherit>>', does it restore the
inheritance?
cobbler: 2.4.0 from epel-testing
OS : SL 6.3 64 bit
Short answer: no.
Long answer: please see the following session log:
fedora17-x86_64 : parent
fedora17-ph-x86_64: child
[root@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile report --name=fedora17-x86_64
Name : fedora17-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : {}
Comment :
DHCP Tag : default
Distribution : fedora17-x86_64
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : 1
Fetchable Files : {}
Kernel Options : {'interface': 'eth0', 'priority':
'critical', 'locale': 'en_US',
'keyboard-configuration/layoutcode': 'us'}
Kernel Options (Post Install) : {'reboot': 'efi'}
Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/rh.cfg
Kickstart Metadata : {'gateway': '192.168.1.254'}
Management Classes : []
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : ['192.168.1.254']
Name Servers Search Path : ['gateway.2wire.net']
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile :
Proxy :
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : ['fedora17-x86_64']
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {'/srv/cobbler/ub_static_interfaces':
'/etc/network/interfaces', '/srv/cobbler/ub_hostname':
'/etc/hostname', '/srv/cobbler/ub_hosts': '/etc/hosts'}
Virt Auto Boot : 1
Virt Bridge : xenbr0
Virt CPUs : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
Virt File Size(GB) : 5
Virt Path :
Virt RAM (MB) : 512
Virt Type : qemu
[root@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile report --name=fedora17-ph-x86_64
Name : fedora17-ph-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : <<inherit>>
Comment :
DHCP Tag : <<inherit>>
Distribution : <<inherit>>
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : <<inherit>>
Fetchable Files : <<inherit>>
Kernel Options : <<inherit>>
Kernel Options (Post Install) : <<inherit>>
Kickstart : <<inherit>>
Kickstart Metadata : <<inherit>>
Management Classes : <<inherit>>
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile : fedora17-x86_64
Proxy : ~
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : <<inherit>>
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : <<inherit>>
Virt Auto Boot : <<inherit>>
Virt Bridge : <<inherit>>
Virt CPUs : <<inherit>>
Virt Disk Driver Type : <<inherit>>
Virt File Size(GB) : <<inherit>>
Virt Path : <<inherit>>
Virt RAM (MB) : <<inherit>>
Virt Type : <<inherit>>
[root@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile edit --name=fedora17-ph-x86_64
--template-files=''
[root@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile report --name=fedora17-ph-x86_64
Name : fedora17-ph-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : <<inherit>>
Comment :
DHCP Tag : <<inherit>>
Distribution : <<inherit>>
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : <<inherit>>
Fetchable Files : <<inherit>>
Kernel Options : <<inherit>>
Kernel Options (Post Install) : <<inherit>>
Kickstart : <<inherit>>
Kickstart Metadata : <<inherit>>
Management Classes : <<inherit>>
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile : fedora17-x86_64
Proxy : ~
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : <<inherit>>
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : <<inherit>>
Virt Bridge : <<inherit>>
Virt CPUs : <<inherit>>
Virt Disk Driver Type : <<inherit>>
Virt File Size(GB) : <<inherit>>
Virt Path : <<inherit>>
Virt RAM (MB) : <<inherit>>
Virt Type : <<inherit>>
[root@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile edit --name=fedora17-ph-x86_64
--template-files='<<inherit>>'
[root@cobbler ~]# cobbler profile report --name=fedora17-ph-x86_64
Name : fedora17-ph-x86_64
TFTP Boot Files : <<inherit>>
Comment :
DHCP Tag : <<inherit>>
Distribution : <<inherit>>
Enable gPXE? : 0
Enable PXE Menu? : <<inherit>>
Fetchable Files : <<inherit>>
Kernel Options : <<inherit>>
Kernel Options (Post Install) : <<inherit>>
Kickstart : <<inherit>>
Kickstart Metadata : <<inherit>>
Management Classes : <<inherit>>
Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
Name Servers : []
Name Servers Search Path : []
Owners : ['admin']
Parent Profile : fedora17-x86_64
Proxy : ~
Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
Repos : <<inherit>>
Server Override : <<inherit>>
Template Files : {}
Virt Auto Boot : <<inherit>>
Virt Bridge : <<inherit>>
Virt CPUs : <<inherit>>
Virt Disk Driver Type : <<inherit>>
Virt File Size(GB) : <<inherit>>
Virt Path : <<inherit>>
Virt RAM (MB) : <<inherit>>
Virt Type : <<inherit>>
Regards,
-- Zack
10:28 p.m.
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Zack Perry <zack.perry(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Hi James,
[...]
>> So the Q: is it possible to restore an inherited value
>> for a profile attribute? If so, what is the correct work flow?
>>
> If you use --template-files='<<inherit>>', does it restore the
> inheritance?
cobbler: 2.4.0 from epel-testing
OS : SL 6.3 64 bit
Short answer: no.
Ok, I'll take a look into it. Template files were a later addition, so
it's possible some of the internal mechanisms to deal with inheritance
were not implemented properly.
12:25 p.m.
Zack Perry <zack.perry <at> sbcglobal.net> writes:
Hi James,
[...]
>> So the Q: is it possible to restore an inherited value
>> for a profile attribute? If so, what is the correct work flow?
>>
> If you use --template-files='<<inherit>>', does it restore the
> inheritance?
cobbler: 2.4.0 from epel-testing
OS : SL 6.3 64 bit
Short answer: no.
Long answer: please see the following session log:
fedora17-x86_64 : parent
fedora17-ph-x86_64: child
[root <at> cobbler ~]# cobbler profile report --name=fedora17-x86_64
..... <trimmed>
Virt Type : <<inherit>>
Regards,
Not to necropost, but this was at the top of my Google search.
You can revert to inherited values by stopping cobblerd, editing the json
file for the profile or the system and then restarting cobblerd.
Is there another way to do this?
Thanks,
Mario
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