Bug 120252 - Scripted (kickstart) installation fails
Summary: Scripted (kickstart) installation fails
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Raw Hide
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 1.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
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Blocks: FC2Blocker FC3Target 166250
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Reported: 2004-04-07 11:20 UTC by Benny Amorsen
Modified: 2007-04-18 17:05 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: rhel4
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-02-03 18:00:10 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Kickstart file that causes the problem (1.72 KB, text/plain)
2004-04-08 09:22 UTC, Benny Amorsen
no flags Details
Ugly workaround patch (602 bytes, patch)
2004-05-07 11:54 UTC, Benny Amorsen
no flags Details | Diff
patch to fix undefined 'script' variable in readKickstart (473 bytes, patch)
2006-02-01 17:55 UTC, Michael Rice
no flags Details | Diff

Description Benny Amorsen 2004-04-07 11:20:12 UTC
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Description of problem:
When doing an install with kickstart and a %post-script, the following
error appears (copied by hand):

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1090, in ?
    instClass.setInstallData(id)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 1318, in setInstallData
    self.readKickstart(id, self.file)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 698, in readKickstart
    where = self.readKickstart(id, args[1], where = where)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 758, in readKickstart
    script = script + n
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'script' referenced before assignment
install exited abnormally

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Build installable CD with buildinstall
2. Add kickstart script to it (with %post section)
3. Boot the CD
    

Additional info:

It is not clear to me where the variable "script" is supposed to be
assigned, so I can't fix the bug myself.

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2004-04-08 01:45:44 UTC
Can you save the complete dump and attach it?  I can't reproduce this
here (I do lots of kickstarts with a %post that always gets run).  Any
odd kernel messages on tty4?

Comment 2 Benny Amorsen 2004-04-08 09:22:26 UTC
Created attachment 99231 [details]
Kickstart file that causes the problem

Here is the kickstart file that causes the problem. The traceback I posted
earlier is all I get as far as I can tell.

Comment 3 Benny Amorsen 2004-04-08 09:24:29 UTC
Heh, off to change the default root password now... Duh.

Comment 4 Jeremy Katz 2004-05-06 21:50:20 UTC
Is this reproducible with newer trees?

Comment 5 Benny Amorsen 2004-05-07 11:53:54 UTC
The problem persists with anaconda-9.92-8. I haven't tried anything
later. I have an ugly workaround patch.

Comment 6 Benny Amorsen 2004-05-07 11:54:51 UTC
Created attachment 100072 [details]
Ugly workaround patch

Comment 7 Need Real Name 2004-06-03 23:09:45 UTC
I am seeing this bug also.  My commonality with this kickstart script
is that I'm using %includes (much more frequently in my case however)
in %post, as well as all other sections.  I will be happy to attach my
ks.cfg if you desire.

Comment 8 Jeremy Katz 2004-10-04 20:31:13 UTC
Finally reproduced.  Fixed in CVS.

Comment 9 Michael Rice 2006-02-01 17:54:31 UTC
I had this problem in 3ES U4 with a kickstart config with both %include and
%post scripts.  Remove either and it didn't generate the error noted above.

The fix is VERY similar to Benny's, but I pulled the code from a 4ES U2 anaconda
where the readKickstart method is very similar.  

Patch attached.

To use this loopback mount your stage2.img file somewhere, copy all the files to
a working directory.  Patch $workingdir/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py with the
attached patch.  mkcramfs $workingdir /tmp/stage2-patched.img

copy the /tmp/stage2-patched.img to your kickstart base directory (e.g.
$CDROM/RedHat/base/stage2.img).


Comment 10 Michael Rice 2006-02-01 17:55:31 UTC
Created attachment 123980 [details]
patch to fix undefined 'script' variable in readKickstart

Read the posting where this is attached for more information on how to apply
it.


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