Hi, did you read http://theforeman.org/wiki/foreman/Unattended_installations#How-does-Foreman-manages-TFTP
cheers, Ohad On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:02 AM, LOhit <lohi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have hit one more dead end :(. After I click on the "Build" button, I get > the message "Host xxx enabled for installation boot away". And I can see a > link created in "/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg" with the MAC address > of the machine being rebuilt. > > However, the symlink points to a non-existent destination in the same > directory. Example. > > *lrwxrwxrwx 1 puppet puppet 15 Feb 22 11:15 01-00-1b-78-32-44-90 -> > RedHat-4-x86_64* > > Any help? > > Regards, > -LOhit > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 5:26 PM, LOhit <lohi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Ohad, You are a genius..!!! I owe you a beer. :) >> >> My SSL directory is "/etc/puppet/ssl". I wasted one whole day trying to >> figure it out. >> >> Thanks a bunch. >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Ohad Levy <ohadl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> the real error message is generated here: >>> http://theforeman.org/repositories/entry/foreman/vendor/plugins/proxy/lib/proxy.rb#L80 >>> >>> which basically tests if the ca directory is available and puppetca can >>> be found. >>> I'm guessing one of these two are missing (or in a non standard >>> location). >>> >>> cheers, >>> Ohad >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 6:14 AM, LOhit <lohi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Actually, I have built custom RPMs of Puppet & Facter tailored to meet >>>> the requirements of my environment. So, when I install these RPMs, the >>>> binaries go into "/usr/sbin" including "puppetca" >>>> And Pupept & Foreman are started by root. Initially, I too thought that >>>> foreman was not able to find the "puppetca" binary, but then I wasn't sure. >>>> >>>> I couldn't find much info anywhere, so thought of taking look at the >>>> code. >>>> >>>> *def setBuild >>>> host = Host.find params[:id] >>>> if host.setBuild != false (if I set this to true, I get the right >>>> message in the web UI but, obviously that doesn't solve the problem) >>>> flash[:foreman_notice] = "Enabled #{host.name} for installation >>>> boot away" >>>> else >>>> flash[:foreman_error] = "Failed to enable #{host.name} for >>>> installation" >>>> end >>>> redirect_to :back >>>> end* >>>> >>>> >>>> So, the conditions are not being met to enable the host for >>>> installation. >>>> >>>> >>>> *PS: THIS IS A TEST SETUP, SO, I CAN TRY OUT DIFFERENT THINGS, PLEASE >>>> FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST FIXES. :)* >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Ohad Levy <ohadl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> hmm.. another option, do you use a non-standard directory for puppet >>>>> binaries ? >>>>> >>>>> Ohad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Ohad Levy <ohadl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Foreman needs to be able to execute puppetca, see >>>>>> http://theforeman.org/repositories/entry/foreman/extras/puppet/foreman/manifests/puppetca.pp >>>>>> >>>>>> cheers, >>>>>> Ohad >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:21 AM, LOhit <lohi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I ran into this problem today, I am trying to implement "One click >>>>>>> installation", I followed foreman howtos and set up the pre-requisites >>>>>>> accordingly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, when I click on "Build" button, I get the following errors >>>>>>> in the foreman's console and another error in the web interface >>>>>>> indicating >>>>>>> that the installation failed. Any ideas? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *"PuppetCA: SSL/CA or puppetca unavailable on this machine"* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *"Failed to enable hostname_here for installation"* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> LOhit >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Puppet Users" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Puppet Users" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> LOhit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Puppet Users" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Puppet Users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> LOhit >> > > > > -- > LOhit > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. 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