June 2008 - 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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Re: [opensuse-autoinstall] AutoYast in OpenSuSE 11.0 broken? - Can't dump config fles :(
by Hubertus A. Haniel 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:41:29 +0200, Uwe Gansert wrote > Am 29.06.2008 um 10:53 schrieb Hubertus A. Haniel: > > > Is AutoYast in 11.0 broken? - I can't seem to get the dumping of > > config files working described at http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/createprofile.completeconf.html#id2553… > > to work. It used to work in 11.0 Alpha 2 but it does not seem to > > work with the current release anymore. - I am pretty much using the > > same profile since 10.3. > > do you have the autoyast2 package installed? > http://ugansert.blogspot.com/2008/06/section-broken-in-110.html > > > The other thing that is not working is adding my custom repository > > anmore using a add_on_products file. I am getting errors in the yast > > logs about accepting untrusted signatures even though in my yast > > profile I tell yast to accept them anyway with the following > > paragraph: > > > > <signature-handling> > > <accept_unsigned_file config:type="boolean">true</ > > accept_unsigned_file> > > <accept_file_without_checksum config:type="boolean">true</ > > accept_file_without_checksum> > > <accept_verification_failed config:type="boolean">true</ > > accept_verification_failed> > > <accept_unknown_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</ > > accept_unknown_gpg_key> > > <accept_non_trusted_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</ > > accept_non_trusted_gpg_key> > > <import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</import_gpg_key> > > </signature-handling> > > is that a repository you have created from scratch for the 11.0? > Then you might have forgotten to create the sha1 sums. Check the > documentation for create_update_source on my homepage. > > ciao, Uwe Gansert > Thanx for the hint about having to install the autoyast2 package - that solved my problem in regards to the custom config files. - In regards to my custom repository, - I am actually using the createrepo tool to create my repositories and I am using that at work for SLES 10 as well and it still seems to work fine with SP2. I can still add this repository manually using zypper fine it is just that autoyast does not seem to like it anymore under 11.0: 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <1> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] MediaHandler.cc(removeAttachPoint):190 Deleted default attach point /var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000001 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <1> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] MediaHandler.cc(release):774 Released: http://192.168.0.1/PUBLIC/UNIX/LINUX/opensuse/extra-software/11.0 not attached; localRoot "" 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <1> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] PathInfo.cc(_Log_Result):295 recursive_rmdir /var/cache/zypp/raw/11.0ybC6sm 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <1> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] PathInfo.cc(_Log_Result):295 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <5> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):119 RepoManager.cc(refreshMetadata):662 CAUGHT: Fetcher.cc(start):249: Signature verification failed for repomd.xml 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <3> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] RepoManager.cc(refreshMetadata):663 Trying another url... 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <3> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] RepoManager.cc(refreshMetadata):672 No more urls... 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <5> 192.168.0.80(3127) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):119 RepoManager.cc(refreshMetadata):673 THROW: RepoManager.cc(refreshMetadata):673: Valid metadata not found at specified URL(s) 2008-06-29 22:04:25 <3> 192.168.0.80(3127) [Pkg] Source_Create.cc(SourceCreateEx):729 SourceCreate for 'http://192.168.0.1/PUBLIC/UNIX/LINUX/opensuse/extra-software/11.0' product '/' has failed Is this type of repository no longer supported? - I find it a lot simpler to maintain. Best regards Hubba -- 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] AutoYast in OpenSuSE 11.0 broken? - Can't dump config fles :(
by Hubertus A. Haniel 29 Jun '08

29 Jun '08

Is AutoYast in 11.0 broken? - I can't seem to get the dumping of config files working described at http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/createprofile.completeconf.html#id2553… to work. It used to work in 11.0 Alpha 2 but it does not seem to work with the current release anymore. - I am pretty much using the same profile since 10.3. The other thing that is not working is adding my custom repository anmore using a add_on_products file. I am getting errors in the yast logs about accepting untrusted signatures even though in my yast profile I tell yast to accept them anyway with the following paragraph: <signature-handling> <accept_unsigned_file config:type="boolean">true</accept_unsigned_file> <accept_file_without_checksum config:type="boolean">true</accept_file_without_checksum> <accept_verification_failed config:type="boolean">true</accept_verification_failed> <accept_unknown_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</accept_unknown_gpg_key> <accept_non_trusted_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</accept_non_trusted_gpg_key> <import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</import_gpg_key> </signature-handling> Best regards Hubba -- 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] post-packages in openSUSE 11.0
by Karsten Künne 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Hi, before I open another unnecessary bug report I thought I just ask here. I have something like the following in my profile: <software> <patterns config:type="list"> lots of patterns... ... </patterns> <remove-packages config:type="list"> <package>rsh</package> <package>beagle-index</package> <package>beagle-gui</package> <package>beagle-evolution</package> <package>kerry</package> <package>kio_beagle</package> <package>kdebase3-beagle</package> <package>beagle</package> </remove-packages> <post-packages config:type="list"> <package>ICAClient</package> </post-packages> </software> This used to work fine with 10.3 but in 11.0 I can't find any traces of the ICAClient package on the installed system. I also can't find anything about the installlation of post-packages in the y2log*. The package autoyast2 is definitely installed (which was somehow necessary in order to get the <files> section to work). Now, am I doing something wrong again or is this a bug? Karsten. -- The hieroglyphics are all unreadable except for a notation on the back, which reads "Genuine authentic Egyptian papyrus. Guaranteed to be at least 5000 years old." -- 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] Unsupported URI scheme in 'disk:///isos/'
by Stuart Jansen 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

I'm trying to create a GRUB-based multi-distro install CD. I've been partially successful with openSUSE 11.0, I can get linuxrc to launch YaST but I can't get YaST to use an iso based repository. Below is an example GRUB menu.lst entry (note that the install= has wrapped but is actually on the same line as the kernel): ---- title Install Classroom Server Using openSUSE 11.0 kernel (cd)/boot/vmlinuz-s11.0 install=disk:///isos/openSUSE-11.0-DVD-i386.iso initrd (cd)/boot/initrd-s11.0 ---- This works, linuxrc is able to launch YaST, but after some initialization YaST says: ---- Unable to create repository from URL 'iso:/?iso=openSUSE-11.0-DVD-i386.iso&url=disk:///isos/'. Details: Unsupported URI scheme in 'disk:///isos/'. ---- Setting up a network server is not an option. I must be doing something wrong, but I've been over the linuxrc & AutoYaST documentation several times and I don't see what I've missed. Is it possible to install openSUSE using iso files on a USB drive? What am I missing? BTW, once I get this working, I plan on adding an autoyast file to the mix, so I'm hoping for a solution that won't make that harder. -- 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] Custom install DVD from SLES10 SP1 CDs
by Jeremy Silver (jersilve) 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

All, I need to put together a single disc for installing SLES10 SP1. I searched Uwe's autoyast site and the archives of this list and didn't find what I need, so can anyone point me to instructions on what needs to be done to combine the (4) CDs into a single tree, so I can build a DVD out of it? I normally do network installations where the multiple CDs in multiple directories is automatically handled by Autoyast. All insight is appreciated. Thanks, -- Jeremy Silver jersilve(a)cisco.com -- 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] Problem using autoinstall since OpenSuSE 10.3
by Rainer Krienke 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Hello, I am using autoyast to setup out linux installations of suse11.0, suse10.3 as well as SELS10. Because we have to install all of these systems there is an autoyast.xml file for each of the linux systems to be installed. The installation source are all in out local network, so I simply take the correct installation CD and then start the installation. To ease this process I set up a SLP server that offeres me the choice which linux system (10.3, 11.0, ..) I want to install and selects the correct installation source as well as the correct autoyast file via http:// URLs for each of both. Up to suse10.3 this used to work fine and was a comfortable solution to get different systems installed easily. However since 10.3 and unfortunately still in 11.0 there is a problem with SLP when I want to specify both an installtion source as well as an autoyast file URL. Please see my bug report here: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=332064. The bug has not been fixed and I am looking for a better way to get things done. The problem is that the installation system cannot evaluate the data provided by the SLP server if there are two parameters provided by SLP (installation source as well as autoyastfile URL) instead of only the installation media URL. So my problem is how can I mostly automatically start an autoyast installation with the autoyast file reachable via http: when using SLP? A very basic (non SLP) solution is to boot from CD and manually provide the installtion media URL (install=) as well as the autoyast URL (autoyast=) on the commandline, but this is of course very uncomfortable and error prone because you have to type long URL strings. Is there a better way or is the only way to fix the bug mentioned above. Thanks Rainer -- Rainer Krienke, Uni Koblenz, Rechenzentrum, A22, Universitaetsstrasse 1 56070 Koblenz, http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~krienke, Tel: +49261287 1312 PGP: http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~krienke/mypgp.html,Fax: +49261287 1001312

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Suse 10.3 Java not found
by Ralf Prengel 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

Hallo, using the DVD as inst-source is working perfect but now I changend the inst-source to local mirror of the 10.3 distribution-directory of ftp5.gwdg.de. Since that change java-packages are missing. Any ideas? Thanks for hints. Ralf Prengel -- 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] complex password
by Justin Lim 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

Hello, I am trying to setup some complex password settings and is having some problems with both SLES9 and SLES10. In my autoyast template I have the following <security> section <security> <console_shutdown>ignore</console_shutdown> <cwd_in_root_path>no</cwd_in_root_path> <fail_delay>5</fail_delay> <faillog_enab>yes</faillog_enab> <lastlog_enab>yes</lastlog_enab> <encryption>blowfish</encryption> <pass_max_days>60</pass_max_days> <pass_min_days>0</pass_min_days> <pass_warn_age>10</pass_warn_age> <pass_max_len>20</pass_max_len> <pass_min_len>10</pass_min_len> <passwd_use_cracklib>yes</passwd_use_cracklib> <permission_security>secure</permission_security> </security> This would generate /etc/security/pam_pwcheck.conf to be Password: minlen=20 cracklib blowfish nullok And also in /etc/login.defs sets PASS_MAX_DAYS 60 PASS_MIN_DAYS 0 PASS_WARN_AGE 10 However when setting up complex passwords using the xlimits on /etc/pam.d/passwd ie more /etc/pam.d/passwd #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_unix2.so nullok account required pam_unix2.so password required pam_pwcheck.so password required pam_cracklib.so use_first_pass use_authtok no_obscure_checks retry=3 minlen=11 difok=-1 dcredit=-1 ucredit=- 1 password required pam_pwcheck.so use_authtok remember=12 password required pam_unix2.so nullok use_first_pass use_authtok session required pam_unix2.so having the /etc/security/pam_pwcheck.conf as above will break it. So /etc/security/pam_pwcheck.conf would have to be changed to the following Password: blowfish nullok So when I got in touch with novell support they asked me to use <file> to overwrite the /etc/security/pam_pwcheck.conf and /etc/pam/passwd and also /etc/login.defs but is there any other solutions than to just over write the files ? Thanks -- 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] Autoyast missing packages
by John Kennedy 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

All, Is there a way to tell autoyast to ignore packages that cannot be found? We have one autoinst.xml for both i386 and x64 architectures. For 64bit we added the xxx-32bit packages, but they do not exist in 32bit so autoyast always throws an error and we have to press 'enter' to continue... Thanks, John -- 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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