Bug 596582

Summary: Install exited abnormally with RHEL6.0-Snapshot-5_http-Server-x86_64
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Igor Zhang <yugzhang>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Description Igor Zhang 2010-05-27 03:01:50 UTC
Description of problem:
Install exited abnormally with RHEL6.0-Snapshot-5_http-Server-x86_64 on machine intel-s3e3144-03.rhts.eng.nay.redhat.com

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL6.0-Snapshot-5_http-Server-x86_64

How reproducible:
Just install RHEL6.0-Snapshot-5_http-Server-x86_64 on machine intel-s3e3144-03.rhts.eng.nay.redhat.com

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
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Running anaconda 13.21.44, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system installer - please wait.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1013, in <module>
    anaconda.id = instClass.installDataClass(anaconda, extraModules, opts.display_mode, anaconda.backend)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/instdata.py", line 301, in __init__
    self.reset()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/instdata.py", line 64, in reset
    self.network = network.Network()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/network.py", line 317, in __init__
    self.update()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/network.py", line 326, in update
    devhash = isys.getDeviceProperties(dev=None)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/isys.py", line 392, in getDeviceProperties
    device_interface = str(device_props_iface.Get(NM_MANAGER_IFACE, "Interface"))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
    return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Interface "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" isn't exported (or may not exist), can't access property "Interface"
install exited abnormally [1/1] 
The system will be rebooted when you press Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

Expected results:
Install RHEL6.0-Snapshot-5_http-Server-x86_64 successfully

Additional info:
With RHEL6.0-Snapshot-4_http-Server-x86_64 on this machine, I got following message:
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Running anaconda 13.21.39, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system installer - please wait.
Finding storage devices
anaconda 13.21.39 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 711, in execute
    raise KickstartValueError, formatErrorMsg(self.lineno, msg="Partition requires a size specification")
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 1132, in execute
    obj.execute(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1094, in <module>
    ksdata.execute()
KickstartValueError: The following problem occurred on line 38 of the kickstart file:

Partition requires a size specification


install exited abnormally [1/1] 
The system will be rebooted when you press Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

Comment 1 Igor Zhang 2010-05-27 03:03:29 UTC
Created attachment 417096 [details]
install log

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2010-05-27 03:40:33 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 594716 ***

Comment 4 Igor Zhang 2010-05-27 06:18:40 UTC
With RHEL6.0-20100524.n.0_nfs-Server-x86_64, I got this either:
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Looking for installation images on CD device /dev/sr0Running anaconda 13.21.45, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system installer - please wait.
Finding storage devices
anaconda 13.21.45 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 713, in execute
    raise KickstartValueError, formatErrorMsg(self.lineno, msg="Partition requires a size specification")
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 1134, in execute
    obj.execute(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1094, in <module>
    ksdata.execute()
KickstartValueError: The following problem occurred on line 39 of the kickstart file:

Partition requires a size specification


install exited abnormally [1/1] 
The system will be rebooted when you press Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

I doubt if initrd lacks the raid driver or not, which leads the kickstart file cannot be identified correctly.

Comment 5 Igor Zhang 2010-05-27 06:29:19 UTC
Ok, i find the distro RHEL6.0-20100523.0_nfs-Server-x86_64 in beaker and try that and still get the same error message, which someone said it had been verified with that distro.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=594716#c11

Comment 6 Igor Zhang 2010-05-27 14:07:07 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 594716 ***