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Description of problem:
EPEL mirror list crashes Anaconda
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Anaconda 13.21.82
How reproducible:
Include the EPEL mirror list in kickstart script.
repo --name=EPEL --mirrorlist="http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-6&arch=x86_64"
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create kickstart script with EPEL repo as shown above.
2. Run kickstart script.
Actual results:
Anaconda crashes.
Expected results:
Anaconda should use the mirrorlist from EPEL.
Additional info:
Using tcpdump, it appears that the following URL is being requested:
http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-6&arch=x86_64/.treeinfo
The .treeinfo file from this link is obviously invalid, and it crashes Anaconda.
Please attach /tmp/*log files to this bugzilla for further review.
You might also try with a different mirrorlist URL:
http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=epel-6&arch=x86_64
which uses the older plain text format list instead of an XML file. If that URL still appends /.treeinfo to it though, it'll fail...
Comment 9RHEL Program Management
2011-07-18 15:00:20 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion
in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Product Management has
requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products. This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update release.
Comment 12Alexander Todorov
2011-08-04 14:03:00 UTC
Tested with anaconda-13.21.125. Install completed and selected packages from EPEL repo were installed.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1565.html