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Bug 1897663 - Show warning message when deprecated kickstart command is used
Summary: Show warning message when deprecated kickstart command is used
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 8.3
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: 8.0
Assignee: Vladimír Slávik
QA Contact: Release Test Team
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Blocks: 1879091 1903942
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Reported: 2020-11-13 17:42 UTC by Jan Stodola
Modified: 2021-05-18 15:47 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: anaconda-33.16.4.7-1
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Last Closed: 2021-05-18 15:47:13 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Jan Stodola 2020-11-13 17:42:03 UTC 
Description of problem:
The installer should visibly warn the user when a deprecated kickstart command is used in the kickstart file.
Anaconda currently logs such messages to anaconda.log, but the users not inspecting the installation logs would not notice the messages:

17:34:06,322 WRN misc: /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pykickstart/base.py:215: KickstartDeprecationWarning: Ignoring deprecated command on line 1:  The install command has been deprecated and no longer has any effect.  It may be removed from future releases, which will result in a fatal error from kickstart.  Please modify your kickstart file to remove this command.

The deprecated kickstart commands should be printed on the screen for example together with deprecated boot arguments warnings, see bug 1897657.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL-8.3 GA
anaconda-33.16.3.26-1.el8

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start the installation using a kickstart file containing a deprecated kickstart command (for example "install").

Actual results:
Lack of warning messages displayed to the user.

Expected results:
Warning messages are printed for deprecated kickstart commands. The messages are printed on the terminal/console, not just to the installation logs. The messages must not interrupt the installation.
Comment 3 Vladimír Slávik 2021-01-11 15:25:09 UTC 
PR: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/3080
Comment 4 Vladimír Slávik 2021-01-14 10:35:24 UTC 
PR merged.
Comment 6 Jan Stodola 2021-01-19 17:37:38 UTC 
Verified with anaconda-33.16.4.8-1.el8, the following warnings are printed on the screen when anaconda is starting and deprecated commands are present in the kickstart file:

Some warnings occurred during reading the kickstart file:
Ignoring deprecated command on line 1:  The install command has been deprecated and no longer has any effect.  It may be removed from future releases, which will result in a fatal error from kickstart.  Please modify your kickstart file to remove this command.
Ignoring deprecated command on line 2:  The multipath command has been deprecated and no longer has any effect.  It may be removed from future releases, which will result in a fatal error from kickstart.  Please modify your kickstart file to remove this command.
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2021-05-18 15:47:13 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 (anaconda 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-2021:1844
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