It's only something I worked out recently while working with CentOS as a kickstart distro for the first time.
Note that our (Oracle) documentation only documents how to use an ISO as the kickstart distribution, so this issue isn't seen in that instance, because the base packages are available on the ISO alongside the boot images. Using an ISO as the kickstart distribution avoids this issue completely. > On 4 Apr 2016, at 12:29 PM, Lachlan Musicman <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] > <mailto:[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] > > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list> > > -- > Oracle <http://www.oracle.com <http://www.oracle.com/>> > Avi Miller | Product Management Director | +61 (3) 8616 3496 > <tel:%2B61%20%283%29%208616%203496> > Oracle Linux and Virtualization > 417 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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