It's true, although other documentation clearly states "remove the rpms once the tree has has the ISO added".
------ The most dangerous phrase in the language is, "We've always done it this way." - Grace Hopper On 4 April 2016 at 13:00, Avi Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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