Bug 1561930

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1410335 +++

Description of problem:

When I add "clearpart --list=sda1" to the ks file on a machine _with_ existing /dev/sda1 partition, the installer reports that the sda1 device does not exist and the installation stops.

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

anaconda 25.20.8-1 (Fedora 25)

How reproducible:

Always with Fedora 25.
It works properly with Fedora 24.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add "clearpart --list=sda1" to a kickstart file
2. Make sure you have /dev/sda1 partition.
3. Try to install using the kickstart file.

Actual results:

Device "sda1" given in clearpart device list does not exist.

Pane in dead

Expected results:

The /dev/sda1 partition is removed and installation proceeds.

Additional info:

--- Additional comment from Matt McLean on 2017-02-03 21:51:46 EST ---

I am having the same issue, but with RHEL 7.3 on aarch64.

--- Additional comment from UoPNorthernTeam on 2017-09-07 05:53:31 EDT ---

Facing the exact same issue but with CentOS 7.3.

--- Additional comment from Samantha N. Bueno on 2017-09-07 06:18:11 EDT ---

Please try this using F26, and if the issue still persists, attach all logs to this bug as individual, text/plain attachments. They can be found in /tmp/ at install-time.

For those who have this same issue on RHEL/CentOS, please try it against 7.4 first. If the issue still persists, please open a new bug against the appropriate product. You can also reach out to your customer support representative and have them open a bug on your behalf. We track Fedora and RHEL/RHEL-related issues separately.

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--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-23 16:09 EST ---



--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-23 16:09 EST ---



--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-23 16:10 EST ---



--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-23 16:10 EST ---



--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-23 16:11:20 EST ---

The problem is still reproducible with recent Rawhide.

--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-24 03:42:34 EST ---

From quick look at the sources I suspect the problem is here in pyanaconda/kickstart.py where disks_only should be probably set to False instead:

        # Do any glob expansion now, since we need to have the real list of
        # devices available before the execute methods run.
        devices = []
        for spec in self.devices:
            matched = device_matches(spec, disks_only=True)
            if matched:
                devices.extend(matched)
            else:
                raise KickstartParseError(formatErrorMsg(self.lineno,
                        msg=_("Device \"%s\" given in clearpart device list does not exist.") % spec))

        self.devices = devices

--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2017-12-26 06:58 EST ---

I tested this patch (with CentOS 7.4) and it solved the problem.

--- Additional comment from Marcel Telka on 2018-02-16 02:48:48 EST ---

Fixed in a pull request: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/1334

--- Additional comment from Fedora End Of Life on 2018-02-20 10:22:47 EST ---

This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 28 development cycle.
Changing version to '28'.