Description of problem: Using a kickstart file where the disk is pre-partitioned (in the %pre section) fails with the error: Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/sda5 -- Device or resource busy. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): No clue. I would have put this in "Kickstart", but it's not listed in the drop-down list. If pyparted is not the correct component, please let me know where to move this. How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use sample attached Kickstart file to attempt to load system. Net boot from CD or use PXEboot (whatever convenient). 2. System will fail and display error message. Actual results: Kickstart install fails with above error. This has worked for years (since at least RH7). Started failing between RHEL/CentOS 4.4 and 4.5. The %pre section does work as expected (disk is physically partitioned correctly). The blockdev and partprobe commands were added based on suggestions-- they were never required previously. Expected results: Kickstart puts specified file systems on existing partitions. Additional info:
Created attachment 310461 [details] Sample, simplified Kickstart file to demonstrate issue.
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