On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Steven Haigh <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/09/2011 1:46 AM, Tom H wrote: >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:39 AM, mad<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Set up a local mirror. Use *that* as the URL for your installation: >>>> the packages are GPG signed and thus authenticated, which helps >>> >>> I do exactly that. That is the reason why I am so confused. Why is the >>> SL6 installation trying to contact an outside repository when the >>> installation repository is inside the company network? >> >> Anaconda tries to download a file from an SL security repository. It's >> come up on the list recently in the context of a kickstart install. > > This is an anaconda issue. I reported it as a bug on the SL-devel list, > however I have yet to hear any progress on what has happened. > > The outcome is that without a live network connection, the install will fail > - even on the standalone install DVDs. > > Maybe Connie can comment on this?
I see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634655 , which seemed to describe a related bug, which is addressed in the anaconda-13.21.117-1.src.rpm from our favorite upstream vendor. I don't personally have the spare resources to do media building.....
