Bug 131902

Summary: Rescue mode fails with File Exists error
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Bevis King <brwk>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Bevis King 2004-09-06 15:13:30 UTC
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Description of problem:
The Fedora Core 3 test 1 anaconda aborts with a python error traceback
when trying to boot in rescue mode on a reasonably intact system.

The messages are:
[....]
Running anaconda, the Fedora Core rescure mode - please wait
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 592, in ?
    rescue.runRescue(rootPath, not rescue_nomount, id)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/rescue.py", line 167, in runRescue
    os.symlink('/mnt/runtime/etc' + file, '/etc/' + file )
OSError: [Errno 17] File Exists
install exited abnormally
[....]


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Boot from CD-ROM in rescue mode:  "linux rescue"
2.
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Actual Results:  [....]
Running anaconda, the Fedora Core rescure mode - please wait
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 592, in ?
    rescue.runRescue(rootPath, not rescue_nomount, id)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/rescue.py", line 167, in runRescue
    os.symlink('/mnt/runtime/etc' + file, '/etc/' + file )
OSError: [Errno 17] File Exists
install exited abnormally
[....]

Expected Results:  A shell prompt to perform rescue from....

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2004-09-07 04:36:24 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 127530 ***

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 19:05:29 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.