Description of problem: installation of vdsm fails when installation on a fedora18 beta machine where selinux is disbled Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.1 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.install fedora18 beta 2.setup up the ovirt nightly repository 3.run "yum install vdsm" Actual results: installation quits with the following error Total download size: 616 k Installed size: 2.4 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: vdsm-4.10.2-0.67.git8ca42e9.fc18.x86_64.rpm | 616 kB 00:00:04 Running Transaction Check Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : vdsm-4.10.2-0.67.git8ca42e9.fc18.x86_64 1/1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/vdsm-tool", line 143, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/bin/vdsm-tool", line 125, in main load_modules() File "/usr/bin/vdsm-tool", line 74, in load_modules module = imp.load_module(mod_name, mod_fobj, mod_absp, mod_desc) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/vdsm/tool/seboolsetup.py", line 21, in <module> import seobject File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/seobject.py", line 27, in <module> import sepolicy File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 43, in <module> policy(policy_file) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 40, in policy _policy.policy(policy_file) RuntimeError: Cannot allocate memory Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/vdsm-tool", line 143, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/bin/vdsm-tool", line 125, in main load_modules() File "/usr/bin/vdsm-tool", line 74, in load_modules module = imp.load_module(mod_name, mod_fobj, mod_absp, mod_desc) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/vdsm/tool/seboolsetup.py", line 21, in <module> import seobject File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/seobject.py", line 27, in <module> import sepolicy File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 43, in <module> policy(policy_file) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 40, in policy _policy.policy(policy_file) RuntimeError: Cannot allocate memory Expected results: packages installed successfully. Additional info:
This looks like a policycoreutils-python issue. What's the policycoreutils-python version that you're using? Can you try to update the package? Thanks.
the version is policycoreutils-python-2.1.13-37.fc18.x86_64 and currently it is the latest version in the repo and can't be upgraded.
This is a policycoreutils-2.1.13-37.fc18.x86_64 issue: # python Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug 9 2012, 17:23:57) [GCC 4.7.1 20120720 (Red Hat 4.7.1-5)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import seobject Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/seobject.py", line 27, in <module> import sepolicy File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 31, in <module> policy(policy_file) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 28, in policy _policy.policy(policy_file) RuntimeError: Cannot allocate memory # semanage Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/semanage", line 25, in <module> import seobject File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/seobject.py", line 27, in <module> import sepolicy File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 43, in <module> policy(policy_file) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sepolicy/__init__.py", line 40, in policy _policy.policy(policy_file) RuntimeError: Cannot allocate memory
Fixed in policycoreutils-2.1.12-43
policycoreutils-2.1.13-44.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/policycoreutils-2.1.13-44.fc18
Package policycoreutils-2.1.13-44.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing policycoreutils-2.1.13-44.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20070/policycoreutils-2.1.13-44.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
policycoreutils-2.1.13-44.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.