Re: --ignoremissing and other %package line controls.

"C. Petro" <[email protected]> Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:50:43 -0600
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Oh, and also does anyone know a good way to check to make sure that the
contents of your isolinux/Package directory contains all the depedencies
that your %packages section is asking for?

The script I found...missed 20 or 30 things.

On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 9:17 AM, C. Petro <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been trying to build a custom RHEL7 ISO for installing secure(ish)
> servers in a DMZ.
>
> Basically I am trying to minimize the packages installed. I had a working
> set based on RHEL 7.2, and tried to just copy that package list and use
> RHEL7.5. Of course, dependencies have changed.
>
> So I tried to add:
>
> %packages --ignoremissing
>
> Which did not work--it still attempts to access a non-local repo and
> install additional packages--10 tries at 30 seconds each!
>
> So I set:
> %packages --ignoremissing --retries=2 --timeout=2
>
> And got no behavior change.
>
> What am I missing here?
>
>
> Regards,
> Petro.
> :wq
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:x-small">O=
h, and also does anyone know a good way to check to make sure that the cont=
ents of your isolinux/Package directory contains all the depedencies that y=
our %packages section is asking for?=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"font-size:x-small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-size:x-small">The script I found...missed 20 or 30 things.=C2=A0</=
div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu,=
 Jun 14, 2018 at 9:17 AM, C. Petro <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"font-size:x-small">I&#39;ve been trying to build a custom RHEL7=
 ISO for installing secure(ish) servers in a DMZ.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:x-small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-size:x-small">Basically I am trying to minimize the pa=
ckages installed. I had a working set based on RHEL 7.2, and tried to just =
copy that package list and use RHEL7.5. Of course, dependencies have change=
d.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:x-small"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:x-small">So I tried t=
o add:=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:x-small">=
<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1">%packages --ignorem=
issing=C2=A0</font><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1">=
<br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1">Which did no=
t work--it still attempts to access a non-local repo and install additional=
 packages--10 tries at 30 seconds each!=C2=A0</font></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default"><font size=3D"1"><br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">=
<font size=3D"1">So I set:</font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font s=
ize=3D"1">%packages --ignoremissing --retries=3D2 --timeout=3D2<br></font><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1"><br></font></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1">And got no behavior change.=C2=A0</f=
ont></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1"><br></font></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default"><font size=3D"1">What am I missing here?=C2=A0</=
font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Regards,</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default">Petro.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default">:wq</div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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