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Bug 20728

Summary: Anaconda crash even with the update RHBA-2000:084-04 (ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/images/i386/update-disk-20001009.img)
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <lermon_patrik>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.0CC: dr
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2000-11-13 19:15:34 UTC Type: ---
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Description Need Real Name 2000-11-12 19:14:53 UTC
After the RPMs are installed 
Anaconda crashes and dump:
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Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1030, in 
run
    rc = apply (step[1](), step[2])
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 507, in 
__call__
    if todo.doInstall ():
  File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 1651, in doInstall
    self.writeConfiguration ()
  File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 1402, in writeConfiguration
    self.writeRootPassword ()
  File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 660, in writeRootPassword
    self.setPassword("root", pure)
  File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 1151, in setPassword
    stdin = p[0], stdout = devnull)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py", line 40, in 
execWithRedirect
    raise RuntimeError, command + " can not be run"
RuntimeError: /usr/bin/passwd can not be run

Local variables in innermost frame:
argv: ['/usr/bin/passwd', '--stdin', 'root']
root: /mnt/sysimage
stdin: 16
newPgrp: 0
stdout: 15
stderr: 2
command: /usr/bin/passwd
searchPath: 0
ignoreTermSigs: 0

ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'method'
p3
(iimage
CdromInstallMethod
p4
(dp5
S'progressWindow'
p6

<failed>

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2000-11-13 19:15:30 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 17928 ***