https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374370 Summary: KIWI: Confusing root options Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Minor Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: ms@novell.com ReportedBy: psladek@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- I tried preparing an image using the information from 'man kiwi' (or kiwi --help) as: kiwi -p /usr/share/kiwi/image/netboot/suse-SLES10-SP1 --base-root /root/images/myNetboot but it failed, returning: " Mar-27 13:16:12 <2> : Can't open log port: 9000Mar-27 13:16:12 <1> : Reading image description... skipped done Mar-27 13:16:12 <2> : Description provides no MD5 hash, check skipped Mar-27 13:16:12 <1> : Using profile(s): default done Mar-27 13:16:12 <1> : Checking for default root in XML data... notset Mar-27 13:16:13 <1> : Importing overlay path /root/images/myNetboot -> /tmp/kiwi.k23581 done Mar-27 13:16:21 <1> : Set root log: /tmp/kiwi.k23581.23536.screenrc.log... done Mar-27 13:16:21 <1> : Setting up package manager: smart done Mar-27 13:16:22 <1> : Mounting required file systems done Mar-27 13:16:22 <1> : Mounting local channel: kiwi1-23536 skipped Mar-27 13:16:22 <2> : Path /usr/share/kiwi/image/netboot/suse-repo/suse-sles-repo is writable, trying read-only mount skipped Mar-27 13:16:22 <2> : Couldn't mount read-only, using bind mount done Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Setting RPM signature check to: False failed Mar-27 13:16:23 <3> : chroot: cannot run command `smart': No such file or directory Mar-27 13:16:23 <3> : Image installation failed failed Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Umounting path: /tmp/kiwi.k23581//base-system/usr/share/kiwi/image/netboot/suse-repo/suse-sles-repo Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Umounting path: /tmp/kiwi.k23581/dev/pts Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Umounting path: /tmp/kiwi.k23581/sys Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Umounting path: /tmp/kiwi.k23581/dev Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Umounting path: /tmp/kiwi.k23581/proc Mar-27 13:16:23 <1> : Logfile available at: /tmp/kiwi.k23581.log done Mar-27 13:16:23 <3> : KIWI exited with error(s) " on the other hand, the same procedure described in kiwi.pdf implies using --root instead of --base-root (ch 1.6, p 21) and the command kiwi -p /usr/share/kiwi/image/netboot/suse-SLES10-SP1 --root /root/images/myNetboot finally succeeded. What is the purpose of the '--base-root ' parameter? (manual is not clear on this, found only an indirect reference on p.9 of kiwi.pdf) Am I doing something wrong or is there an error in man kiwi and kiwi --help? In all cases, there certainly seems to be an inconsistency. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.