Installed cobbler server on RHEL 6.8 Installed the latest version of cobbler from EPEL 2.6.11 Imported RHEL 7.0 and 7.2 distributions from the binary DVD. Made a kickstart file as follows, slight changes from RHEL6

Created a boot ISO, booted from it to perform a RHEL7 install. It fails with this error message with some python errors NoSuchGroup: core Any idea whats wrong here ?. All VMs are on VirtualBox running on Fedora.

What do you mean ? I have given the Kickstart file in my original post.

On Sep 21, 2016 1:43 PM, "Orion Poplawski" <orion(a)cora.nwra.com <mailto:orion@cora.nwra.com>> wrote: On 09/19/2016 01:25 PM, Kapilraj Koroth wrote: > Installed cobbler server on RHEL 6.8 > Installed the latest version of cobbler from EPEL 2.6.11 > Imported RHEL 7.0 and 7.2 distributions from the binary DVD. > Made a kickstart file as follows, slight changes from RHEL6 > Created a boot ISO, booted from it to perform a RHEL7 install. It fails with > this error message with some python errors > > NoSuchGroup: core > > Any idea whats wrong here ?. All VMs are on VirtualBox running on Fedora. What is the final generated kickstart file?

cobbler profile getks --name <PROFILE NAME> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Orion Poplawski <orion(a)cora.nwra.com&gt; wrote: > On 09/21/2016 08:32 PM, Kapilraj Koroth wrote: > > What do you mean ? I have given the Kickstart file in my original post. > > No, you gave the kickstart template file - not the rendered version > > > On Sep 21, 2016 1:43 PM, "Orion Poplawski" <orion(a)cora.nwra.com > > <mailto:orion@cora.nwra.com>> wrote: > > > > On 09/19/2016 01:25 PM, Kapilraj Koroth wrote: > > > Installed cobbler server on RHEL 6.8 > > > Installed the latest version of cobbler from EPEL 2.6.11 > > > Imported RHEL 7.0 and 7.2 distributions from the binary DVD. > > > Made a kickstart file as follows, slight changes from RHEL6 > > > > > Created a boot ISO, booted from it to perform a RHEL7 install. It > fails with > > > this error message with some python errors > > > > > > NoSuchGroup: core > > > > > > Any idea whats wrong here ?. All VMs are on VirtualBox running on > Fedora. > > > > What is the final generated kickstart file? > > -- > Orion Poplawski > Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 > NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: 303-415-9702 > 3380 Mitchell Lane orion(a)nwra.com > Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list -- cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org > To unsubscribe send an email to cobbler-leave(a)lists.fedorahosted.org > _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list -- cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org To unsubscribe send an email to cobbler-leave(a)lists.fedorahosted.org

This may be even better, while installing RHEL7 using a buildiso eula --agreed auth --useshadow --enablemd5 bootloader --location=mbr clearpart --all --initlabel text firewall --disabled firstboot --disable keyboard us lang en_US url --url=http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/cblr/links/ rhel-7.0-x86_64 reboot --eject rootpw --plaintext abc123 selinux --disabled skipx timezone --utc America/Chicago install zerombr part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --ondisk=sda part pv.01 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda volgroup sysvg --pesize=65536 pv.01 logvol swap --fstype swap --name=swap --vgname=sysvg --size=8192 logvol /opt --fstype ext4 --name=opt --vgname=sysvg --size=6144 logvol / --fstype ext4 --name=root --vgname=sysvg --size=10240 logvol /home --fstype ext4 --name=home --vgname=sysvg --size=1024 logvol /tmp --fstype ext4 --name=tmp --vgname=sysvg --size=2048 logvol /var --fstype ext4 --name=var --vgname=sysvg --size=8192 repo --name=source-1 --baseurl=http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/ cobbler/ks_mirror/rhel-7.0-x86_64 repo --name=source-2 --baseurl=http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/ cobbler/ks_mirror/rhel-7.0-x86_64/addons/HighAvailability repo --name=source-3 --baseurl=http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/ cobbler/ks_mirror/rhel-7.0-x86_64/addons/ResilientStorage # Using "new" style networking config, by matching networking information to the physical interface's # MAC-address %include /tmp/pre_install_network_config %pre set -x -v exec 1>/tmp/ks-pre.log 2>&1 # Once root's homedir is there, copy over the log. while : ; do sleep 10 if [ -d /mnt/sysimage/root ]; then cp /tmp/ks-pre.log /mnt/sysimage/root/ logger "Copied %pre section log to system" break fi done & curl "http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/cblr/svc/op/ trig/mode/pre/system/kapiltest2" -o /dev/null # Start pre_install_network_config generated code # generic functions to be used later for discovering NICs mac_exists() { [ -z "$1" ] && return 1 if which ip 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then ip -o link | grep -i "$1" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null return $? elif which esxcfg-nics 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then esxcfg-nics -l | grep -i "$1" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null return $? else ifconfig -a | grep -i "$1" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null return $? fi } get_ifname() { if which ip 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then IFNAME=$(ip -o link | grep -i "$1" | sed -e 's/^[0-9]*: //' -e 's/:.*//') elif which esxcfg-nics 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then IFNAME=$(esxcfg-nics -l | grep -i "$1" | cut -d " " -f 1) else IFNAME=$(ifconfig -a | grep -i "$1" | cut -d " " -f 1) if [ -z $IFNAME ]; then IFNAME=$(ifconfig -a | grep -i -B 2 "$1" | sed -n '/flags/s/:.*$//p') fi fi } # Start of code to match cobbler system interfaces to physical interfaces by their mac addresses # Start eth0 # Configuring eth0 (08:00:27:1E:29:B0) if mac_exists 08:00:27:1E:29:B0 then get_ifname 08:00:27:1E:29:B0 echo "network --device=$IFNAME --bootproto=static --ip=10.32.40.41 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=10.32.40.1 --nameserver=10.32.8.53" >> /tmp/pre_install_network_config fi # End pre_install_network_config generated code %end %packages @core %end %post set -x -v exec 1>/root/ks-post.log 2>&1 curl "http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/cblr/svc/op/ yum/system/kapiltest2" --output /etc/yum.repos.d/cobbler-config.repo # Start post_install_network_config generated code # create a working directory for interface scripts mkdir /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/cobbler/ # set the gateway in the network configuration file grep -v GATEWAY /etc/sysconfig/network > /etc/sysconfig/network.cobbler echo "GATEWAY=10.32.40.1" >> /etc/sysconfig/network.cobbler rm -f /etc/sysconfig/network mv /etc/sysconfig/network.cobbler /etc/sysconfig/network # Start configuration for eth0 echo "DEVICE=eth0" > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 echo "ONBOOT=yes" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 echo "HWADDR=08:00:27:1E:29:B0" >> /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 IFNAME=$(ip -o link | grep -i '08:00:27:1E:29:B0' | sed -e 's/^[0-9]*: //' -e 's/:.*//') if [ -f "/etc/modprobe.conf" ] && [ $IFNAME ]; then grep $IFNAME /etc/modprobe.conf | sed "s/$IFNAME/eth0/" >> /etc/modprobe.conf.cobbler grep -v $IFNAME /etc/modprobe.conf >> /etc/modprobe.conf.new rm -f /etc/modprobe.conf mv /etc/modprobe.conf.new /etc/modprobe.conf fi echo "TYPE=Ethernet" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 echo "BOOTPROTO=none" >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 echo "IPADDR=10.32.40.41" >> /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 echo "NETMASK=255.255.255.0" >> /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 echo "DNS1=10.32.8.53" >> /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/cobbler/ifcfg-eth0 # End configuration for eth0 sed -i -e "/^search /d" /etc/resolv.conf echo -n "search " >>/etc/resolv.conf echo -n "kapil.fakedns.fake.com " >>/etc/resolv.conf echo "" >>/etc/resolv.conf sed -i -e "/^nameserver /d" /etc/resolv.conf echo "nameserver 10.32.8.53" >>/etc/resolv.conf sed -i 's/ONBOOT=yes/ONBOOT=no/g' /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/ifcfg-eth* rm -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 mv /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler/* /etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/ rm -r /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/cobbler echo "options bonding max_bonds=0" >> /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf cat /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf.cobbler >> /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf.cobbler # End post_install_network_config generated code # start puppet registration # end puppet registration # Start download cobbler managed config files (if applicable) # End download cobbler managed config files (if applicable) # Start koan environment setup echo "export COBBLER_SERVER=kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com" > /etc/profile.d/cobbler.sh echo "setenv COBBLER_SERVER kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com" > /etc/profile.d/cobbler.csh # End koan environment setup # begin Red Hat management server registration # not configured to register to any Red Hat management server (ok) # end Red Hat management server registration # Begin cobbler registration # skipping for system-based installation # End cobbler registration # Enable post-install boot notification # Start final steps curl "http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/cblr/svc/op/ ks/system/kapiltest2" -o /root/cobbler.ks curl "http://kapiltest1.kapil.fakedns.fake.com/cblr/svc/op/ trig/mode/post/system/kapiltest2" -o /dev/null # End final steps %end

On 09/23/2016 03:21 PM, Kapilraj Koroth wrote: > Here it is > > [kapiltest1 ~]$ sudo cobbler profile getks --name rhel-7.0-x86_64 > %packages > @core > > > > > %end So there's your @core. Question is, where is it coming from. Your claimed template doesn't have it: %packages $SNIPPET('func_install_if_enabled') $SNIPPET('puppet_install_if_enabled') %end (func_install_if_enabled would add "func", puppet_install_if_enabled would add "puppet") So, what does: cobbler profile dumpvars --name rhel-7.0-x86_64 | grep ^kickstart report? What is the contents of the file returned? -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane orion(a)nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list -- cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org To unsubscribe send an email to cobbler-leave(a)lists.fedorahosted.org

On 09/26/2016 02:23 PM, Kapilraj Koroth wrote: > I think I manually added @core later while trying out various trial and > error methods. > > [kapiltest1 ~]$ sudo cobbler profile dumpvars --name rhel-7.0-x86_64 | > grep ^kickstart > > kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/tenneco.rhel-7.ks > > [kapiltest1 ~]$ cat /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/tenneco.rhel-7.ks > ... > %packages > @core > $SNIPPET('func_install_if_enabled') > $SNIPPET('puppet_install_if_enabled') > %end > # > So do you get the same error if you get ride of @core here? -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA/CoRA Division FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane orion(a)cora.nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.cora.nwra.com _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list -- cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org To unsubscribe send an email to cobbler-leave(a)lists.fedorahosted.org