Ok, thank you. That should be very clearly stated in the docs. Probably in a pull quote.
Cheers L. ------ The most dangerous phrase in the language is, "We've always done it this way." - Grace Hopper On 4 April 2016 at 11:46, Avi Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Spacewalk doesn't actually enable the parent channel during kickstart. It > uses the kickstart distribution and whatever packages are available via the > ISO. If you're using a stripped distribution (i.e. the just the boot > images, no packages/repodata) then it doesn't work at all. You need to add > the full base channel into the kickstart distribution for this to work. > > I've just been through this myself, as it happens. > > Cheers, > Avi > > > On 4 Apr 2016, at 11:17 AM, Lachlan Musicman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I've got a strange error that I think someone mentioned here recently > but I can't see it in a google search just now. > > > > > > I create a Parent channel, and associate it with a repository, then add > child channels and associate them with their appropriate repositories. > > > > I create the Activation key, associate it with the Parent Channel, > create the kickstart profile associated with the channel etc etc. > > > > When I boot, I get the error : > > > > You have requested that the package 'x' should be installed. This > package does not exist. Would you like to ignore this package and continue > with the installation?' > > > > (in this case x= hwloc-devel, but I think that's irrelevant' - if I > answer yes, it just asks for every package) > > > > When I search the Parent Channel for the software in question, it is > definitely in there. (see attachment) > > > > This is annoying and stops my installation. > > > > Interestingly, if I create a Child Channel, called centos_7_base, which > is the base install (ie, exactly the same as the Parent - associated with > the same repo!), then the installation works fine. For some reason, the ks > profile can see the packages in the child channels but isn't seeing any in > the parent channel. > > > > Am I wrongly envisioning what the Parent Channel is? Should the parent > not have a repo/set of packages? > > > > How might I trouble shoot this - where are the logs, which commands are > failing? > > > > If I disassociate the Parent Channel with any repos, will this cause any > issues? > > > > Cheers > > L. > > > > > > ------ > > The most dangerous phrase in the language is, "We've always done it this > way." > > > > - Grace Hopper > > <Screenshot from 2016-04-04 > 11-12-09.png>_______________________________________________ > > Spacewalk-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > -- > Oracle <http://www.oracle.com> > Avi Miller | Product Management Director | +61 (3) 8616 3496 > Oracle Linux and Virtualization > 417 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >
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