http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1168215 Bug ID: 1168215 Summary: unable to install on NFS root - "Initializing the target directory failed" Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Tumbleweed Version: Current Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation Assignee: yast2-maintainers@suse.de Reporter: per@computer.org QA Contact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- I've tryied to install TW onto NFS root, a total of four times today, all ended with "Initializing the target directory failed". 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] RpmDb.cc(initDatabase):278 Calling initDatabase: '(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm' 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(unblockAccess):316 Unblock access 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(dbAccess):220 Set new database location: '(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm' 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <3> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(D):72 rpmdbOpen error(1): {NULL(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm} 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 librpmDb.cc(D):75 THROW:    Failed to open database: Root: /mnt dbPath: /var/lib/rpm 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 librpmDb.cc(newLibrpmDb):182 CAUGHT:   Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 librpmDb.cc(newLibrpmDb):185 RETHROW:  Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 RpmDb.cc(initDatabase):315 CAUGHT:   Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(blockAccess):303 Block access 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 RpmDb.cc(initDatabase):317 RETHROW:  Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] RpmDb.cc(~RpmDb):225 ~RpmDb() 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] RpmDb.cc(~RpmDb):228 ~RpmDb() end 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <3> mole100(10949) [Pkg] Target_Load.cc(TargetInitializeOptions):164 TargetInit has failed: Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <3> mole100(10949) [Interpreter] clients/inst_rpmcopy.rb:59 Rpm Exception The NFS root is mounted: # df Filesystem                     1K-blocks     Used Available Use% Mounted on tmpfs                           24620612   361260  24259352   2% / /dev/loop0                         83584    83584         0 100% /parts/mp_0000 /dev/loop1                         12288    12288         0 100% /parts/mp_0001 devtmpfs                        12250776        0  12250776   0% /dev /dev/loop2                         59392    59392         0 100% /mounts/mp_0006 /dev/loop3                         83712    83712         0 100% /mounts/mp_0007 /dev/loop5                          1920     1920         0 100% /mounts/mp_0009 /dev/loop6                           128      128         0 100% /mounts/mp_0010 /dev/loop7                           256      256         0 100% /mounts/mp_1042 rootserver:/srv/nfsroot/mole28 104723200 37312000  67411200  36% /mnt # ls -l /mnt/var/lib/rpm/Packages.db -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 31 14:23 /mnt/var/lib/rpm/Packages.db -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.