Bug 23964 - Install fails
Summary: Install fails
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 17928
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: installer
Version: 7.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-01-13 21:27 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:30 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-01-16 00:40:50 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2001-01-13 21:27:56 UTC
I've already tried the OCT 10th  bootimage fix, but it didn't work.  I get 
all the way through the install then the system crashes and gives me this 
error.  When the system tries to reboot instead of LILO I get LI.
Oh Well.




Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", 
line 20, in run
    rc = self.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: 21
newPgrp: 0
stdout: 20
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 2001-01-16 00:40:45 UTC

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


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