October 2010 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

linuxrc - netdevice=<hwaddress>
by John Willis 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Does anyone know if any of the SLES releases 9 or 10 support passing the linuxrc option netdevice=<hardware mac address> ? I noticed Red Hat has had this for sometime and it seems totally missing in SuSE which seems really odd. I'm still scratching my head if we really are still passing only by kernel interface name. I read in the change log for linuxrc-1.8.6-3 a change that "sounds" like this feature. * Mon Mar 14 2005 - snwint(a)suse.de - s390: fix segfault in net_list_s390_devs() - extra root image was sometimes not used - allow netdevices to be specified by hwaddress But it looks like linuxrc-1.8.6-3 is only available in SuSE Professional 9.3. "any" commentary would be sincerely appreciated the feature also seems to be fairly minor since any delimiter seperating the octets in the hwaddr string could be used to identify the difference between an interface name and interface hw address if i could figure out a generic method of overriding the linuxrc with a custom script and daisy chain it back into linuxrc after setting up the interface name, I would.. and have a slight idea on how to do that.. but i'd rather find out i'm just missing something and the feature is already there Thanks!

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[opensuse-autoinstall] autoyast with multiple LVM Volume Groups
by big beer 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hello, I'm trying to have autoyast setup some LVM volume groups. I can get things setup with a single volume group, but if try to add 2 volume groups I seem to be running into some issue. I'm using the following xml inside the partitioning section to setup the PVs and add to the volume groups. . . . <drive> <device>/dev/sdb</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <lvm_group>firstvg</lvm_group> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> <size>max</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/sdc</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <lvm_group>secondvg</lvm_group> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> <size>max</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> . . . The problem is that both disks are configured as PVs in the same VG. Both sdb and sdc will be added to firstvg and secondvg will not exist. Am I trying this wrong or am I hitting some sort of bug? thanks -- bigbeer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Repository Priority
by Tim Kirby 28 Sep '11

28 Sep '11

Repository Priority is obviously a useful thing to be able to manipulate. Yast lets me set it and zypper lets me set it. Yet, if I have multiple repositories defined at the beginning of my autoyast (including update repos so I get an up to date system built out of the box), I don't seem to have any control over the respective repository priorities - they're all defaulted. Or did I miss a subtle option somewhere? Tim -- Tim Kirby 651-605-9074 trk(a)cray.com Cray Inc. Information Systems -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] OT: Centralized patch management for OpenSuse 11.x
by Ivan De Masi 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hello, someone may start to laugh now for my (OT) question, but I can't find a satisfying solution :-/ How do you manage patches, updates, etc. for your running opensuse clients (not enterprise linux, just the "regular" opensuse distribution)? Is there a way like known from M$-World (WSUS)? As I know "Zend Management Server" is not open source (and not supported any more?!). Or can the complete management only be handled with self written scripts? Thanks! Regards, Ivan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Skip software installation
by 686f6c6d 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Greetings, is it possible to skip steps of the installation procedure, like partitioning and software installation? I'm trying to set up an autoyast profile (for an installation CD) that basically just asks a few (network) values in the initial stage, patches them back into the bootloader section of the profile and then just installs the bootloader with these values, skipping everything else. After reboot, the machine uses the boot parameters to fetch the "real" installation profile from a server and does a "normal" installation. (After installation, the machines will be managed by bcfg2.) The reason I'm trying to do this is twofold: First, I have to give those discs out to users and would like to never change them, if possible. Thus, the split-up between "bootstrap" and the real, changeable, profile on the network. Second, it is unlikely these users will have DHCP available, and I don't want them having to type endless boot parameters like hostip=1.2.3.4 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=1.2.3.1 install=http://network-repo/... autoyast=http://network-source/... So, is this possible with autoyast, or do I have to resort to putting more complexity on the CD, (changing things after installation with bcfg2) and possibly sending out new discs for profile errors/enhancements and new openSUSE releases? thanks, 686f6c6d -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] /add_on_products.xml - User does not want to trust key
by Ruediger Gunreben 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Hi, I'm currently building a SLES11 SP1 Image and using this customized CD for a pxe boot. During boot and scanning the /add_on_products.xml file the installation complains about the repository. In the y2log these comments werde made: ---- snip Callback ImportGpgKey not registered, using default value: false (verifyFileSignatureWorkflow):417 User does not want to trust key 62A0C0D5C5.... ---- snip Where is the switch to trust the key? The installation procedure then using a profiles directory structure with the same repositories in. In this case everything works well - In the profiles xml file the gpg/pgp switch are all set to trust unknown keys. Thanks in advance Regards Ruediger -- Ruediger Gunreben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Adding packages to profile triggers error message
by Isaac Hailperin 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

Hi, I try to install sles 11 via autoyast. I did an installation from dvd, and pulled an autoyast profile. This profile works, and can be installed via pxe. Now I want to add the following packages: findutils-locate, dhcp-server, bind, apache2, vsftpd, nfs-kernel-server I do this via the gui. I have also tried to do it with an editor, as the gui messed up profiles in sles10sp2. In both cases, after the first reboot, I get the errormessage: "The package resolver run failed. Please check your software section in the aut" [oyast profile] (last part invisible, I guess it should be the software section in my autoyast profile :-)) This a real problem, as I have to confirm this message, thus it stops the autoinstall process. After confirming, the autoinstall process continues. Right bevor I can log in, I get "Could not update ICEauthority file /var/lib/gdm/.ICEauthority" I confirm, and get: "There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/lib/GConf/2/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256)" I confirm, and can log in. Theses messages are presistend after reboot. Its annoying, but not a stopper like the first problem. Why is this? Can I avoid this? Isaac -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Packages in add-on product do not get installed
by Andreas Taschner 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Hi Have enjoyed the YaST add-on-creator and built an add-on with a hello-world package. Impressing tool BTW - must be popular. (Only changed the vendor from the default in the wizard). Including it in the autoyast profile (for SLES11SP1) <add_on_products config:type="list"> <listentry> <media_url>http://atw510.nts.com/Andreas-add-on</media_url> <product>Andreas-add-on</product> <product_dir>/</product_dir> <name>Hello-world-name-addon-product</name> </listentry> </add_on_products> results in the following : 0) The Add-On product is not shown in the package installation window 1) zypper products lists the product, but not as installed 2) The service and repository for the add-on are enabled 3) The package does not get installed automatically Have I done something wrong in the creation of the add-on, or do I need to modify the profile to explicitly request installation of all/every package in the add-on repo ? Related question : Is it possible to have the add-on on a separate DVD (customer needs to install on isolated servers in outposts with no infrastructure) and get the installation flow to eject the installation medium and ask for another DVD ? Thanks. Best regards Andreas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Help with SLES9u4 network install?
by Kyle McDonald 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I know SLES9u4 is old, and if there is a better mailing list than this one please re-direct me to it. :) I'm trying to PXE boot and install SLES9u4, and 32bit works fine, but the 64bit one invariably gives me these messages during boot up, and then drops me to a blue curses GUI screen declaring there has been an error. I'm not convinced that I didn't do something wrong settingup the NFS and PXE configs, but I'm at a loss as to where to start debugging this. What RAMdisk file is it that was loaded right before these errors? the initrd from grub? or some other install ramdisk? Any and all help is appreciated! -Kyle > TCP: Hash tables configured (established 524288 bind 65536) NET: > Registered protocol family 1 ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S4 S5) md: > Autodetecting RAID arrays. md: autorun ... md: ... autorun DONE. > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 VFS: Mounted root (minix > filesystem). 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[opensuse-autoinstall] yast2 <module> commandline with no tty
by Lars Stavholm 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Hi All, I'm trying to run yast2 for a specific module in an init-script, but yast2 complains about the lack of tty. Does anyone now how to get around this? One of the commands I'm trying to run is: yast2 ldap-server service verbose enable Any input appreciated. /Lars Stavholm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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