That was it. The DVD image had the drwx------ for all the directory entries off of the DVD?s root. I had to issued the following:
chmod 555 -R boot chmod 555 -R docu chmod 555 -R dosutils chmod 555 -R media.1 chmod 555 -R patches That seems to have taken care of it. Hmmmm. Thanks Peter Mark Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> 06/23/2008 01:34 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Linux guest on a diet >>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:35 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I downloaded the SLES10-SP2 DVD ISO and copied it to my local Linux server > in directory /usr/local/share/sles10-s390x/DVD. I have the following > directories, the CDx is from my original SLES10 installation. > > > drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 944 Apr 19 2007 CD1 > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 224 Apr 19 2007 CD2 > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 224 Apr 19 2007 CD3 > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 224 Apr 19 2007 CD4 > drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 968 Jun 20 15:48 DVD > > I go into YaST2 and add another NFS installation source. I enter my NFS IP > address and Path to directory image is /usr/local/share/sles10-s390x/DVD. > ISO Image option is not checked. > > The file structure looks just like that of CD1. However, it fails with the > following from the YaST2 log: This looks to be the most relevant messages: 2008-06-23 12:19:32 <0> linuxyum(3142) [zypp] ExternalProgram.cc(start_program):172 copy_dir /var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000002/media.1 -> /var/tmp/TmpDir.q1EmBx/MEDIA Executing '/bin/cp' '-dR' '--' '/var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000002/media.1' '/var/tmp/TmpDir.q1EmBx/MEDIA' 2008-06-23 12:19:32 <0> linuxyum(3142) [zypp] ExternalProgram.cc(start_program):283 pid 3213 launched 2008-06-23 12:19:32 <0> linuxyum(3142) [zypp] PathInfo.cc(copy_dir):462 /bin/cp: cannot access `/var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000002/media.1': Permission denied 2008-06-23 12:19:32 <0> linuxyum(3142) [zypp] ExternalProgram.cc(checkStatus):330 pid 3213 exited with status 1 2008-06-23 12:19:32 <0> linuxyum(3142) [zypp] PathInfo.cc(_Log_Result):296 FAILED: returned 1 So, for whatever reason, the media.1 directory on the NFS server is not readable due to permissions. Take a look at it from both the NFS server side, and the NFS client side to see what the permissions are. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 This Email message and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, legally privileged, confidential and/or subject to copyright belonging to Pepco Holdings, Inc. or its affiliates ("PHI"). This Email is intended solely for the use of the person(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this Email to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this Email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete this Email and any copies. PHI policies expressly prohibit employees from making defamatory or offensive statements and infringing any copyright or any other legal right by Email communication. PHI will not accept any liability in respect of such communications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
