One thing I ran into on RHEL6: Ext4 seems to be a bit more sensitive about being properly closed than ext3 did, and RHEL6 by default doesn't go to a shell prompt when install is done (at least when using kickstart).
When I built a test system with ext4 and a default kickstart setup, the system would build properly, but the kickstart hung at the end after the "post" script, so I was simply doing a CP IPL to start the built guest. (RHEL5 drops you into a shell prompt where you could issue a reboot command.) IPL'ing without a clean shutdown produced a number of nasty file system errors and cross links. I've since added the "shutdown" option to my kickstart file, and that corrected it. You might have ended up with a corrupted selinux configuration and incomplete policies that made it behave this way. You can also force a clean shutdown by signaling from another VM instance. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] RHEL 6.2 will not IPL Hi, > I'll follow up with more info on the can't login/SE Linux issue later. I reinstalled RHEL 6.2, this time dasdfmt'ing the two disks from a root shell before using the "install shell". I turned off SE Linux by setting SELINUX=permissive in /etc/selinux/config, and ran through the same steps including adding the many RPMs. Now my system seems much happier. So I actually changed two things, but feel that first formatting the DASD from the install root shell is what made the difference. Thanks for your help. "Mike MacIsaac" <mikemac at-sign us.ibm.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
