Bug 1836269

Summary: Traceback when installing a system with LUKS and a kickstart
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Reporter: Renaud Métrich <rmetrich>
Component: python-blivetAssignee: Vojtech Trefny <vtrefny>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 8.2CC: jkubin, jstodola, pzatko, vtrefny
Target Milestone: rc   
Target Release: 8.0   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: python-blivet-3.2.2-1.el8 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Last Closed: 2020-11-04 03:22:25 UTC Type: Bug
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Anaconda logs
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Kickstart ported from RHEL7 (basically only repos changed)
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Update image based on RHEL 8.2 DVD none

Description Renaud Métrich 2020-05-15 14:13:22 UTC
Description of problem:

Trying to install a system using a kickstart used for RHEL7 systems encrypting the root volume group into a luks partition, I get the following backtrace:
-------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------
anaconda 29.19.2.17 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/devices/storage.py", line 742, in _set_format
    self.size = fmt.min_size
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/devices/storage.py", line 785, in <lambda>
    lambda d, f: d._set_format(f),
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/devices/storage.py", line 145, in __init__
    self.format = fmt 
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/devices/dm.py", line 84, in __init__
    parents=parents, sysfs_path=sysfs_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/devices/dm.py", line 253, in __init__
    exists=exists, target="crypt")
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/devices/luks.py", line 64, in __init__
    uuid=None, exists=exists)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock
    return m(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 1719, in execute
    parents=request)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 1421, in execute
    p.execute(storage, ksdata, instClass)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 2857, in doKickstartStorage
    ksdata.partition.execute(storage, ksdata, instClass)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/spokes/storage.py", line 451, in execute
    doKickstartStorage(self.storage, self.data, self.instclass)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/hubs/summary.py", line 74, in setup 
    spoke.execute()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/tui/__init__.py", line 208, in setup 
    should_schedule = obj.setup(self.ENVIRONMENT)
  File "/sbin/anaconda", line 815, in <module>
    anaconda._intf.setup(ksdata)
AttributeError: can't set attribute
-------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

The kickstart was working fine on RHEL7, I don't understand what is going on here.

Kickstart and logs attached.


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

anaconda-29.19.2.17 (RHEL 8.2)


How reproducible:

Always

Comment 1 Renaud Métrich 2020-05-15 14:14:26 UTC
Created attachment 1688939 [details]
Anaconda logs

Comment 2 Renaud Métrich 2020-05-15 14:15:43 UTC
Created attachment 1688940 [details]
Kickstart ported from RHEL7 (basically only repos changed)

Comment 3 Jan Stodola 2020-05-15 14:29:24 UTC
Switching to blivet based on the traceback.

Comment 5 Vojtech Trefny 2020-05-20 10:20:52 UTC
upstream PR: https://github.com/storaged-project/blivet/pull/848

Comment 9 Renaud Métrich 2020-09-10 07:43:43 UTC
Created attachment 1714389 [details]
Update image based on RHEL 8.2 DVD

Boot the system with this as a workaround:

inst.updates=http://[...]/rhel-8.2-bz1836269.img

Comment 11 Vojtech Trefny 2020-10-19 09:03:06 UTC
*** Bug 1888961 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-04 03:22:25 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (python-blivet bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:4728