Bug 50314 - Installer quit gracefully while loading anaconda
Summary: Installer quit gracefully while loading anaconda
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brent Fox
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-07-30 11:31 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:38 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2001-07-30 11:55:02 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2001-07-30 11:31:33 UTC
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Description of problem:
When reintalling the Redhat linux 7.1 to my personal computer without 
re-format the hardisk and re-install additional packages as the my previous 
configuration, the installer cannot be completed the installation. The 
attachement is the findings. I think it must been something in relation to 
root's password over-writting.

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot Redhat 7.1's CDROM
2. Without Re-format the previous partition
3. No packages is choose
	

Actual Results:  Imcompletion installation and quit gracefully.

Expected Results:  Installation Completion

Additional info:

Traceback (innermost last):
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", line 
19, in run
rc = self.todo.doInstall ()
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1965, in 
doInstall
self.writeConfiguration ()
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1659, in 
writeConfiguration
self.writeRootPassword ()
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 904, in 
writeRootPassword
self.setPassword("root", pure)
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1481, in 
setPassword
stdout = '/dev/null', stderr = None)
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py", line 48, in 
execWithRedirect
raise RuntimeError, command + " can not be run"
RuntimeError: /usr/sbin/usermod can not be run

Local variables in innermost frame:
argv: ['/usr/sbin/usermod', '-p', '$1$M9CcRPgy$0FuofsDHB1EKTozVd4QaT0', 
'root']
root: /mnt/sysimage
stdin: 0
newPgrp: 0
stdout: 23
stderr: 24
command: /usr/sbin/usermod
searchPath: 0
ignoreTermSigs: 0

ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'resState'
p3
S''
sS'progressWindow'
p4
(igui
ProgressWindow
(dp5
S'total'
p6
I117
sS'window'
p7
(igtk
GtkWindow
(dp8
S'_o'
p9

<failed>

Comment 1 Brent Fox 2001-08-06 15:02:15 UTC
Doing an install without formatting partitions (with the exception of the /home
partition if you have one) is not going to work.  Otherwise, you will probably
be left with a jumble of files from the previous install and the new install. 
Please reopen this bug if you still see this problem after trying an install
where you format the partitions.


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