Description of problem: If not a bug then perhaps a feature-enhancement request - should cobblerd fail to start for one missing template file? WARNING | Tried to set the children property on object "" without logical children. WARNING | Tried to set the children property on object "" without logical children. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler_collections/manager.py", line 212, in deserialize serializer.deserialize(collection) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/serializer.py", line 128, in deserialize storage_module.deserialize(collection, topological) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/modules/serializers/file.py", line 160, in deserialize collection.from_list(datastruct) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler_collections/collection.py", line 201, in from_list item = self.factory_produce(self.api, item_dict) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler_collections/profiles.py", line 45, in factory_produce new_profile.from_dict(item_dict) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/items/profile.py", line 136, in from_dict super().from_dict(dictionary) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/items/item.py", line 890, in from_dict setattr(self, lowered_key, dictionary[key]) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/items/profile.py", line 498, in autoinstall self._autoinstall = autoinstall_mgr.validate_autoinstall_template_file_path(autoinstall) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/autoinstall_manager.py", line 67, in validate_autoinstall_template_file_path raise OSError("Invalid automatic installation template file location %s, file not found" % autoinstall_path) OSError: Invalid automatic installation template file location /var/lib/cobbler/templates/alma-compiler.ks, file not found The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/cobblerd", line 91, in main api = cobbler_api.CobblerAPI(is_cobblerd=True, settingsfile_location=options.config, File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 105, in __init__ self.deserialize() File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 1797, in deserialize return self._collection_mgr.deserialize() File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler_collections/manager.py", line 214, in deserialize raise CX("serializer: error loading collection %s: %s. Check /etc/cobbler/modules.conf" cobbler.cexceptions.CX: 'serializer: error loading collection profile: Invalid automatic installation template file location /var/lib/cobbler/templates/alma-compiler.ks, file not found. Check /etc/cobbler/modules.conf' cobblerd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE cobblerd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. many thanks, L. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): cobbler-3.3.3-99.el9.noarch How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
We are not going to make any decision about this downstream. Please file an issue upstream here: https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues