Description of problem: /rhn/kickstart/TreeCreate.do displays instructions to a user. These instruction discuss whats required when creating a directory to use for the "Tree Path" entry. We should update the instructions to note: 1) repodata is required 2) the directory needs to be readable by apache Example for CentOS ks distro: Mount CentOS ISO at /mnt/centos mkdir /ks-tree-path cp -R /mnt/centos/images /ks-tree-path cp -R /mnt/centos/repodata /ks-tree-path chown -R apache /ks-tree-path Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Satellite-5.3.0-RHEL5-re20090220.1-i386-embedded-oracle.iso
0a73fda Changed text to say: The Tree Path must be a local disk path on your Spacewalk server containing the entire kickstart tree for a distribution include kernel, initrd, and repo information, but excluding any rpms. This directory should be readable by the apache and tomcat users. From within the specified tree path, a kernel should be available at "./images/pxeboot/vmlinuz" and an initrd image should be available at "./images/pxeboot/initrd.img". For instance, if you have media located on the Spacewalk server at: /var/distro-trees/rhel-5-server/ you would specify that path as your Tree Path value which would check for a kernel and initrd here: /var/distro-trees/rhel-5-server/images/pxeboot/
ISO: Satellite-5.3.0-RHEL5-re20090413.0-i386-embedded-oracle.iso /rhn/kickstart/TreeCreate.do The Tree Path must be a local disk path on your RHN Satellite server containing the entire kickstart tree for a distribution include kernel, initrd, and repo information, but excluding any rpms. This directory should be readable by the apache and tomcat users. From within the specified tree path, a kernel should be available at "./images/pxeboot/vmlinuz" and an initrd image should be available at "./images/pxeboot/initrd.img". For instance, if you have media located on the RHN Satellite server at: /var/distro-trees/rhel-5-server/ you would specify that path as your Tree Path value which would check for a kernel and initrd here: /var/distro-trees/rhel-5-server/images/pxeboot/
tested on dhcp77-153.rhndev.redhat.com
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2009-1434.html