Bug 624992

Summary: VNC install fails with AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Alexander Todorov <atodorov>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Priority: high    
Version: 6.0CC: rvykydal
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Description Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 10:22:58 UTC
Description of problem:
Trying to run VNC install with the latest RHEL6 build I got a traceback on the console:

Running anaconda 13.21.74, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system installer - please wait.
06:17:46 Starting VNC...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1013, in <module>
    runVNC()
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 343, in runVNC
    vncS.startServer()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/vnc.py", line 217, in startServer
    self.initialize()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/vnc.py", line 128, in initialize
    if self.ip.find(':') != -1:
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'
install exited abnormally [1/1] 
The system will be rebooted when you press Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Alt-Delete.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda 13.21.74

How reproducible:
tried once.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot the system with linix vnc method=http://... console=ttyS0,...
2. In loader press Next to select default language and acivate networking (eth0 is pre-selected)
3. Rigth at the beginning of stage2 this traceback happens.
  
Actual results:
Traceback, VNC session not started

Expected results:
VNC is started

Additional info:
This is blocking VNC installs

Comment 1 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 10:36:18 UTC
Update: 
I can reproduce every time on ibm-x3755-02.ovirt.rhts no matter which NIC is selected in loader network configuration menu.

Comment 2 Radek Vykydal 2010-08-18 11:40:58 UTC
Please attach the complete traceback.

Comment 3 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 15:59:17 UTC
Created attachment 439423 [details]
anaconda.log

Comment 4 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 15:59:25 UTC
Created attachment 439424 [details]
ifcfg.log

Comment 5 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 15:59:34 UTC
Created attachment 439425 [details]
program.log

Comment 6 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 15:59:41 UTC
Created attachment 439426 [details]
storage.log

Comment 7 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-18 15:59:51 UTC
Created attachment 439427 [details]
syslog

Comment 8 David Cantrell 2010-08-18 17:00:53 UTC
Please attach the /tmp/anaconda-tb* file so we can actually see the entire traceback information.

Comment 9 Alexander Todorov 2010-08-19 08:16:22 UTC
There's no such file.

Comment 10 Radek Vykydal 2010-08-19 10:33:31 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 620823 ***

Comment 11 David Cantrell 2010-08-19 18:29:04 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 623937 ***