Hi, you should be able to see what is going on on the client by loggin in via ssh and looking at /tmp/fai/software.log
I'd guess that some software asks a question. If you know which pkg is the cause for the hang, you can tune up debconf to do a true unattended install. Hth, Oliver * Torsten Schlabach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070515 01:18]: > Dear list! > > My automatic installation stops in the instsoft task. Here's what I see > on my install server: > > debian32m:~# faimond > FAI monitoring daemon started on port 4711 > box-n-01 check > box-n-01 TASKEND confdir 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN setup > box-n-01 TASKEND setup 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN defclass > box-n-01 TASKEND defclass 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN defvar > box-n-01 TASKEND defvar 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN action > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN install > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN partition > box-n-01 TASKEND partition 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN mountdisks > box-n-01 TASKEND mountdisks 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN extrbase > box-n-01 TASKEND extrbase 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN mirror > box-n-01 TASKEND mirror 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN debconf > box-n-01 TASKEND debconf 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN prepareapt > box-n-01 TASKEND prepareapt 0 > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN updatebase > box-n-01 TASKEND updatebase 0 > box-n-01 HOOK instsoft.FAIBASE > box-n-01 TASKBEGIN instsoft > > Nothing happening here for > 1 hour. > > The last file the install client read from the install server: > > May 15 00:05:31 localhost nfsd[20230]: 217.xx.xxx.xxx < > /srv/fai/nfsroot/var/lib/dpkg/status > May 15 00:05:32 localhost nfsd[20230]: 217.xx.xxx.xxx < > /srv/fai/config/package_config/DEFAULT > May 15 00:05:32 localhost nfsd[20230]: 217.xx.xxx.xxx < > /srv/fai/config/package_config/FAIBASE > > > Please don't ask me to ssh to my install client, this still does not > work. But I would like to understand what script gets executed for this > task (I did not find anything with a corresponding name) so I could have > a look at it. > > Wild guess: Might this be the first time the install client needs to > access a different server than the install server? (I'd guess the Debian > mirror?) I am suspecting some DNS resolver issues. > > Regards, > Torsten > -- * Oliver Osburg - Software and System Architect * * email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: +49 179 50 76 784 * * note: All above is my opinion unless said otherwise * * One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, * * One IP to bring them all and in the zone bind them. *
