Vic wrote: > Hi All. > > I'm setting up my first cobbler server, and I've done something stupid. > I've had a search round, but I can't find what I need. I'm sure one of you > gurus can show me the error of my ways :-) > > My cobbler server is one on network, and my target box is on another. I > have a sequence of routers inbetween, and I can get data from one box to > the other. > > I imported a Fedora distribution DVD into the cobbler server & added a > system. My profiles show up like this: > > [...@goliath ~]$ sudo cobbler list profiles > distro Fedora8-i386 > profile Fedora8-i386 > system IndiaMockup > profile rescue-Fedora8-i386 > distro Fedora8-xen-i386 > profile Fedora8-xen-i386 > > I built a boot CD with the buildiso command, and that CD boots the target > box. The target box requests the profile from the cobbler server, and gets > it back. This is where things go wrong... >
> The profile file initially was empty except for two comments about leaving > it empty for unattended operation (which is what I'm trying to achieve). > I've tried a couple of things in there - none of them useful. > > Whatever I've tried so far, the target box just ends up asking me what > language I'd like to use for installation - it doesn't ask for (or > receive) the kickstart file I created (which is in the list on the cobbler > server). > > Can someone put me out of my misery? > > Thanks! > > Vic. > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > If all things are going smoothly, it should not ask for what kickstart file you are using. Your profile selection at the blue menu has chosen that. If you choose "cobbler profile getks --name=foo" (say you picked foo) that will show you the rendered kickstart cobbler is using. The template is specified by "cobbler profile report" under "kickstart". Perhaps you don't have an answer to the language question and that's all that is missing from your kickstart, perhaps the target machine cannot reach the cobbler server where it is configured in /etc/cobbler/settings. Please also make sure "cobbler check" is mostly clean as that can identify many potential problems. _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
