Description of problem: Attempting to reinstall Fedora 18 using a kickstart file, modified from what worked in previous releases. The error occurs after formatting, and during the stage marked as "Starting package instalaltion process" Note that I was using a local mirror of the repositories, so it could be due to my mirror setup. I'll try the same installation with a normal mirror as well. The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 18.37.11 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 328, in getMessage msg = msg % self.args File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 464, in format record.message = record.getMessage() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 723, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/handlers.py", line 791, in emit msg = self.format(record) + '\000' File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/anaconda_log.py", line 114, in emit SysLogHandler.emit(self, record) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 748, in handle self.emit(record) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 1308, in callHandlers hdlr.handle(record) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 1268, in handle self.callHandlers(record) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 1258, in _log self.handle(record) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 1184, in critical self._log(CRITICAL, msg, args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 3693, in selectGroup self.logger.critical(_('Group %s does have %u conditional packages, which may get installed.'), count_cond_test) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1070, in _selectYumGroup self._yum.selectGroup(groupid, group_package_types=pkg_types) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1198, in _applyYumSelections self._selectYumGroup(group.name, default=default, optional=optional) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1229, in checkSoftwareSelection self._applyYumSelections() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1316, in preInstall self.checkSoftwareSelection() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 124, in doInstall payload.preInstall(packages=packages, groups=payload.languageGroups(ksdata.lang.lang)) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 504, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 91, in run threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs) TypeError: not enough arguments for format string Additional info: cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda cmdline_file: BOOT_IMAGE=//boot/installer/vmlinuz ks=nfs:adminserver.strw.leidenuniv.nl:/strw0/kickstart/ks-eendracht.cfg stage2=http://fedora.strw.leidenuniv.nl/fedora18/x86_64/os/ selinux=0 executable: /sbin/anaconda hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 other involved packages: package: anaconda-18.37.11 product: Fedora release: Cannot get release name. type: libreport version: 18
Created attachment 687360 [details] File: anaconda-tb
Created attachment 687361 [details] File: anaconda.log
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Created attachment 687363 [details] File: ifcfg.log
Created attachment 687364 [details] File: ks.cfg
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Created attachment 687368 [details] File: syslog
With the package list reduced to the following, installation proceeds: @standard @base-x @gnome-desktop @kde-desktop @office @editors @engineering-and-scientific @authoring-and-publishing #@graphics @text-internet #@graphical-internet #@printing @sound-and-video @games @development-tools #@x-software-development #@java-development openldap-clients sssd tcsh xterm nfs-utils So the problem seems to be caused by some of the groups I had included. I thought I had checked all the changes in package names, but I'll check again. What remains, is a case of bad error handling in anaconda.
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