Re: Kickstart hangs on at the end of postinstall

Masahiro Matsuya <[email protected]> Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:38:13 +0900
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.kickstart.general
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In trying logging with %post --log=3D, it's useful to add 'set -x' in the
head of the script part. It's worth to check /mnt/sysimage/root/install.log
since it may include the scriptlet error in spec.

Masahiro Matsuya

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Andrew Simpson <[email protected]>
wrote:

> are you logging the post section that you're installing it in?  Assuming
> you're seeing the logs/output and this is the last message, it's probably
> not hanging on that RPM.  It's probably hanging on the next command in th=
e
> post section, which hasn't been printed out yet.  comment out the RPM
> install  portion and see what's hanging.  If it is indeed hanging on the
> rpm, then there's probably an issue with one of the scriptlets in the rpm
> spec file.  The were likely be a log of that somewhere under /tmp or
> /var/log/anaconda/
>
> Andrew Simpson
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 5:03 AM, Jacquet Romain <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>>     I=E2=80=99m struggling to find a bug caused by a RPM update in the
>> postinstall section. The line looks like: =E2=80=9Crpm =E2=80=93Uvh my-d=
aemon-package=E2=80=9D and
>> update a daemon. I=E2=80=99m using a CentOS 6.6 and its anaconda 13.21.2=
29.
>>
>> With this line in the kickstart, anaconda never ends. The only way to
>> stop anaconda is to use the shell in the virtual terminal (Alt+Ctrl+F2) =
and
>> kill the daemon. It is like anaconda is waiting for something to be
>> released. Do you know what could prevent anaconda from rebooting?
>>
>>
>>
>>    Best regards.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Romain JACQUET --
>>
>> IT Infrastructure manager
>>
>> Phone : 05 34 35 21 46
>>
>> Telespazio France
>>
>> 26 Avenue JF Champollion
>>
>> B.P.52309
>>
>> 31023 TOULOUSE Cedex 1 =E2=80=93 France
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> is strictly forbidden. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
>>
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>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>In trying logging with %post --log=3D, it&#39;s usefu=
l to add &#39;set -x&#39; in the head of the script part. It&#39;s worth to=
 check /mnt/sysimage/root/install.log since it may include the scriptlet er=
ror in spec.<br><br></div>Masahiro Matsuya<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Andrew=
 Simpson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">are you logging the post section that yo=
u&#39;re installing it in?=C2=A0 Assuming you&#39;re seeing the logs/output=
 and this is the last message, it&#39;s probably not hanging on that RPM.=
=C2=A0 It&#39;s probably hanging on the next command in the post section, w=
hich hasn&#39;t been printed out yet. =C2=A0comment out the RPM install =C2=
=A0portion and see what&#39;s hanging.=C2=A0 If it is indeed hanging on the=
 rpm, then there&#39;s probably an issue with one of the scriptlets in the =
rpm spec file.=C2=A0 The were likely be a log of that somewhere under /tmp =
or /var/log/anaconda/</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><di=
v><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Andrew Simpson</=
div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"h5">On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 =
at 5:03 AM, Jacquet Romain <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:romain.j=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><=
wbr>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><=
div class=3D"h5">





<div link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple" lang=3D"FR">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Hello everybody,<u></u><u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m =
struggling to find a bug caused by a RPM update in the postinstall section.=
 The line looks like: =E2=80=9Crpm =E2=80=93Uvh my-daemon-package=E2=80=9D =
and update a daemon. I=E2=80=99m using a CentOS 6.6 and its anaconda 13.21.=
229.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">With this line in the kickstart=
, anaconda never ends. The only way to stop anaconda is to use the shell in=
 the virtual terminal (Alt+Ctrl+F2) and kill the daemon. It is like anacond=
a is waiting for something to be released.
 Do you know what could prevent anaconda from rebooting?<u></u><u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0=C2=A0 Best regards.<u></=
u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">-- Romain JACQUET --<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">IT Infrastructure manager<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Phone : 05 34 35 21 46<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Telespazio France<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>26 Avenue JF Champollion
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>B.P.52309<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>31023 TOULOUSE Cedex 1 =E2=80=93 France<u></u>=
<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
</div>
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