Bug 719359 - unable to download the kickstart file using DHCP
Summary: unable to download the kickstart file using DHCP
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 653655
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 6.1
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Release Test Team
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-07-06 15:19 UTC by K. Scott Rowe
Modified: 2011-07-06 17:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-07-06 17:10:59 UTC
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Description K. Scott Rowe 2011-07-06 15:19:20 UTC
Description of problem:
Installing via a boot CD and using the kernel option "ks text" when the DHCP server has both filename and next-server correctly defined, is unable to find the kickstart file and auto install.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
dhcp-4.1.0 on RHEL5.6 and RHEL6.1 boot CD

How reproducible:
This happens every time on more than one DHCP server/client pair.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. setup a host decloration in dhcp with filename and next-server for kickstart
2. boot from the rhel6.1 CD, hit tab, enter " ks text"
3.
  
Actual results:
The install stops and a pop-up reads
"Unable to download the kickstart file.  Please modify the kickstart parameter below or press Cancel to proceed as an interactive installation."
The ctrl-alt-f3 console reads "No bootserver was found".

Expected results:
I would expect the installer to use the filename defined in DHCP as the kickstart file and to continue installing without intervention or error.



Additional info:
I reported a very similar problem with RHEL5 (Bug 448006).  Using the syntax
ks=nfs:server:/path text on the command line does work but is not preferred.

Comment 1 K. Scott Rowe 2011-07-06 15:30:53 UTC
I just found (Bug 653655) which would make this bug a duplicate.  Sorry I didn't find that bug report before I submitted this one.

Comment 3 David Cantrell 2011-07-06 17:10:59 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 653655 ***


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