Re: [cobbler] repositories for multiple RedHat OS versions

From trial & error, I found out that you can only mirror repositories that you can subscribe to. I was trying to mirror both 32 bit and 64 bit repos on one server, but could only do one. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of

Re: [cobbler] limiting access on cobbler web - create systems only

I think this is extreme micromanagement, but can user jagga do a "cobbler system copy" command ? > On Dec 28, 2014, at 10:21 PM, Jagga Soorma wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I am new to cobbler and deploying this in our production environment. > Everything is looking good so far. The one thing that I

[cobbler] cobbler reposync busted for RHSM repositories

The repo type has to be yum rather than rhn, and the necessary certificate options (included by yumoption) are not passed thru to the dot-origin repo file The command "cobbler reposync" fails, but if I run the reposync command by hand, pointing at the /etc/yum.repos file contailing all the nece

Re: [cobbler] Creating custom/local repos

From my experience, you make the cobbler repo first, then you turn on the mirroring and run reposync, then YOU add the reference to /etc/yum.repos.d/ My cobbler server mirrors several repos that it does not directly use. This, IMHO, is a Good Thing. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that in

Re: [cobbler] RHEL 5 Update problem

s.” (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes) On Jul 24, 2014, at 04:59 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 07/24/2014 11:59 AM, Dan White wrote: > This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6 Looks like it's in "rhel-5-server-vt-rpms". Can you do: subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-5-serve

Re: [cobbler] RHEL 5 Update problem

rote: On 07/24/2014 11:59 AM, Dan White wrote: > This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6 Ah, right. Does that have python-simplejson? (I suppose I need a rhel5 vm for testing...) -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell

Re: [cobbler] RHEL 5 Update problem

This is for RHEL 5, not RHEL 6 “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes) On Jul 24, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 07/23/2014 06:28 PM, Dan W

Re: [cobbler] RHEL 5 Update problem

I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, not CentOS. I got nothing back from "yum provides */virt-unstall" run on the system. > On Jul 23, 2014, at 3:05 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: > >> On 06/02/2014 07:08 AM, Dan White wrote: >> Using EPEL as my source, trying to upd

Re: [cobbler] Cobbler check

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5 (Santiago) cobbler-2.4.4-1.el6.noarch [root ~]# cobbler check The following are potential configuration items that you may want to fix: 1 : Unknown distribution type, cannot check for running service cobblerd 2 : change 'disable' to 'no' in /etc/xinetd

Re: [cobbler] cobbler reposync : SOLVED bad downloads

/* And THEN the reposync worked just fine. On Jul 2, 2014, at 3:38 PM, Michael Tiernan wrote: > On 7/2/14 2:32 PM, Dan White wrote: >> Is this a problem with cobbler or with the repository I am trying to mirror ? > > I'm of the *opinion* that it's cobbler who'

Re: [cobbler] cobbler reposync and yum options

universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes) On Jul 02, 2014, at 03:38 PM, Michael Tiernan wrote: On 7/2/14 2:32 PM, Dan White wrote: > Is this a problem with cobbler or with the repository I am trying to mirror ? I'm of the *opinio

Re: [cobbler] cobbler reposync and yum options

I apologise in advance: This is going to be a bit verbose [root@lnxidev11 ~]# cobbler repo report --name=local-HP-ServicePackforProLiant-x86_64 Name : local-HP-ServicePackforProLiant-x86_64 Apt Components (apt only) : [] Apt Dist Names (apt only) : [] Arch

Re: [cobbler] cobbler reposync and yum options

us.” (Bill Waterson: Calvin & Hobbes) On Jul 01, 2014, at 04:13 PM, Michael Tiernan wrote: On 7/1/14 3:40 PM, Dan White wrote: > If I add the options to the file and run the reposync command by hand, > the options work. I don't know, so I'm asking to unde

[cobbler] cobbler reposync and yum options

Created a yum-repo : cobbler repo report --name=local-HP-ServicePackforProLiant-x86_64 Name : local-HP-ServicePackforProLiant-x86_64 Apt Components (apt only) : [] Apt Dist Names (apt only) : [] Arch : x86_64 Breed

[cobbler] RHEL 5 Update problem

Using EPEL as my source, trying to update this morning : It wants to update: cobbler.noarch 2.4.4-1.el5epel cobbler-web.noarch 2.4.4-1.el5epel koan.noarch 2.4.4-1.el5

Re: [cobbler] bare Metal OS provisioning

Also, the MAC of the server needs to be in the DHCP. This setup uses DHCP reservations. "Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) > On May 5, 2014, at 5:56 AM, Santosh K

Re: [cobbler] bare Metal OS provisioning

Also check the BIOS of the server you want to provision. I was shown settings that can block PXE. "Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) > On May 5, 2014, at 5:03 AM,

[cobbler] Found a fix for failed cobbler import - No signature matched

Giving a bit back to the community: For a RHEL-5 Cobbler Server, I could not import client ISO's until I edited /var/lib/cobbler/distro_signatures.json and changed: "rhel5": { "signatures":["RedHat","Server","CentOS"], "version_file":"(redhat|sl|centos)-release-5([^\\.][\\w]*)?[\\.-]+

Re: [cobbler] cobbler reposync only -- more than one ?

e repo. Feel free to submit a feature request via github to change that behavior. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Dan White < y...@comcast.net > wrote: the "only" option for reposync: only one or can I specify two or three ? And if so, how ? I tri

[cobbler] cobbler reposync only -- more than one ?

the "only" option for reposync: only one or can I specify two or three ? And if so, how ? I tried --only="repo1,repo2" and that did not work “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (

Re: [cobbler] Assigning a system to a profile

via a virtual dvd. I really don’t want to have 12 different ISOs. It would be easier to just select the system name from the cobbler menu. Regards, Sam From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [ mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org ] On Behalf Of Dan White Sent: Tuesday, Ma

Re: [cobbler] Assigning a system to a profile

n’t think this will work without PXE based on what you’re telling me. Regards, Sam From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Dan White Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:45 PM To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: [cob

Re: [cobbler] Assigning a system to a profile

profile. In theory since there is no OS installed, it will start the OS installation without having you select from the cobbler menu. Is this feature not available for non-pxe boot? Dan White wrote: So what is happening that should not happen ? Contrarywise, what is not happening that should

Re: [cobbler] Assigning a system to a profile

From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Dan White Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:12 PM To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: [cobbler] Assigning a system to a profile What does the command "cobbler profile list" return ? If one

Re: [cobbler] Assigning a system to a profile

What does the command "cobbler profile list" return ? If one of the lines is not "ORACLE", then that is your first problem. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes)

[cobbler] cobbler replicate won't

A clueless one seeking clues. [root]# cobbler replicate --systems=* --master=192.168.93.16 task started: 2013-03-19_104835_replicate task started (id=Replicate, time=Tue Mar 19 10:48:35 2013) cobbler_master = 192.168.93.16 profile_patterns= [] system_patterns = ['*'] repo_patterns

Re: [cobbler] Cannot get everything started on a new buildout

I got up on IRC this morning and James helped me figure out that the file “cobbler.conf” was messed up. He gave me a link to the GitHub version of the file and I am now up and running. Thanks again, James. On Mar 11, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Dan White wrote: > I have two Cobbler Servers - one old

[cobbler] Cannot get everything started on a new buildout

I have two Cobbler Servers - one old one I set up almost two years ago, and another one I am currently trying to build from scratch. The problem is that I cannot get the new one started up properly. Cobbler 2.2.3 on 64 bit RHEL 5 Here are some of the problems : I am not using RHEL's httpd

Re: [cobbler] Buildiso - how to do static network?

If you use the systems command line option for buildiso, all the necessary network info gets put into the resulting image. This requires you to put the network info into the cobbler system object, of course. I do this regularly as I am in an environment without any access to the (Windows only

Re: [cobbler] Power Management seems busted

to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Original Message - From: "Dan White" To: "Cobbler Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 2:47:22 PM Subject: [cobbler] Power Management seems busted RHEL 5 x86_64 system, Cobbler 2.2.3 co

[cobbler] Power Management seems busted

RHEL 5 x86_64 system , Cobbler 2.2.3 cobbler system edit --name=servername.example.com --power-type=ipmitool power management type must be one of: !! Must be one of WHAT ?! /etc/cobbler/settings has power_management_default_type: 'ipmitool' So do I need to set it ? “Sometimes I think th

Re: [cobbler] stand alone iso to usb

I had this sorts-kinda-working a while back. I will see if I can exhume my notes. The problem is that the way cobbler operates, you need to get a way to tell it to NOT reformat the USB thumb and try to make it part of the system you are installing. Again, I was tinkering with this and got si

[cobbler] How do I update Cobbler repo mirrors without messing it all up ?

My initial build of a Cobbler server was back when Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 was the latest. Since then, I had noticed that newly provisioned servers needed hundreds of updates at the first "yum update", so I tried to update my Cobbler repos. I imported the 5.8 install iso's and made two base

[cobbler] Corrupt package in a Cobbler-mirrored repo

I am having troubles with an alleged corrupt package. The kickstart comes to a screeching halt, saying: "The file nmap-4.11-2.x86_64.rpm cannot be opened. This is due to a missing file, a corrupt package or corrupt media. Please verify your installation source." Well, it is not missing. rpm -

Re: [cobbler] (fixed) Help - Build-ISO cannot find kickstart

all comes down to a bit of PEBCAK :P On Dec 4, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Dan White wrote: > I am in an environment where I cannot control DHCP, so I have gone to using > Cobbler buildISO's to boot new installs. > > Today, for no reason I can locate, the process stops on a screen s

Re: [cobbler] Setting PXE interface to eth0

on seems to be setting > kernel option BOOTIF= and leaving netcfg/choose_interface=auto, rather > than assigning it as I had been. So far, that seems to be working with the > few permutations I've tested. > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615600 > > Thank

Re: [cobbler] Setting PXE interface to eth0

In /etc/cobbler/settings: kernel_options: ksdevice: eth0 or whichever one you want to use. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Original Message - Fro

Re: [cobbler] Help - Build-ISO cannot find kickstart

On Dec 4, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Zack Perry wrote: > Hi, > >> I am in an environment where I cannot control DHCP, so I have gone >> to using Cobbler buildISO's to boot new installs. > > That's a common and widespread misconception, regrettably :-( > > You *never* need to have direct control of a D

[cobbler] Help - Build-ISO cannot find kickstart

I am in an environment where I cannot control DHCP, so I have gone to using Cobbler buildISO's to boot new installs. Today, for no reason I can locate, the process stops on a screen saying it cannot load the kickstart file. The given URL is valid and contains a proper, cobbler-generated kickstar

Re: [cobbler] Cobbler + Puppet Setup

http://watzmann.net/blog/2006/12/kickstarting-into-puppet.html Basically, install Puppet as part of your list of packages thru Cobbler, and get it to run once to initiate the certification request. I found it helps to have the new server defined in Puppet before you begin your Cobbler run. Pupp

Re: [cobbler] Cobbler Web not retaining System MAC address

stem with the MAC specified, my network isn't working. I had to specify em1 in my ks file to get the install to work. But now it's creating ifcfg files using eth0 and not em1. Any ideas? Thanks. On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Dan White < y...@comcast.net > wrote: H

Re: [cobbler] Cobbler Web not retaining System MAC address

How are you setting it in the web GUI ? “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Original Message - If I add a system using the following, it keeps the MAC add

Re: [cobbler] Puppet configuration

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cobbler+puppet+integration Specific links: (Old) https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/UsingCobblerWithConfigManagementSystem (New) https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/wiki/Using%20cobbler%20with%20a%20configuration%20management%20system Personally, I do not tie the two toge

Re: [cobbler] Cobbler-2.2.3-2.el5 (RHEL 5.8) busted 'cause of Python lacking ctypes

ypes Epel has python-ctypes too. On Aug 16, 2012 1:28 PM, "Dan White" < y...@comcast.net > wrote: Bazinga ! That did it. Thanks. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us

Re: [cobbler] Cobbler-2.2.3-2.el5 (RHEL 5.8) busted 'cause of Python lacking ctypes

ries/shared dlls. It allows wrapping these libraries in pure Python. From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Dan White Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 11:17 AM To: Cobbler Mailing List Subject: [cobbler] Cobbler-2.2.3-2

[cobbler] Cobbler-2.2.3-2.el5 (RHEL 5.8) busted 'cause of Python lacking ctypes

Reference: http://www.mail-archive.com/cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org/msg07683.html Is there a fix or a workaround available ? I need my cobbler. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Wate

Re: [cobbler] More documantation on Management Classes and Resources

none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Greg Swift wrote: > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Dan White wrote: > > > > On Jun 5, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Greg Swift wrote: > > > >> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Dan White wrote: > &g

Re: [cobbler] More documantation on Management Classes and Resources

On Jun 5, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Greg Swift wrote: > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Dan White wrote: >> I just updated from 2.0.11-2.el5 to 2.2.2-1.el5 >> >> Things burped momentarily while I swapped out mod_python and repaired the >> effected config files, but that to

[cobbler] More documantation on Management Classes and Resources

I just updated from 2.0.11-2.el5 to 2.2.2-1.el5 Things burped momentarily while I swapped out mod_python and repaired the effected config files, but that took no time at all. I brought up the new Web-UI and one of the first things to catch my eye was the Resources heading with Packages and File

Re: [cobbler] Web GUI Improvements

Looks nice. Thanks. On May 26, 2012, at 6:46 PM, James Cammarata wrote: > Just merged this in to master, which should end being released in 2.4.x: > > https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/pull/190 > > The main change is the move to jQuery tabs using the UI tab widget > instead of the expanding/co

Re: [cobbler] Web interface suddenly stopped working

has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - James Cammarata wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Dan White wrote: > > Ah! > > "ps -ef | grep http" says that root owns the main process, but then apache > > owns all the child processes.

Re: [cobbler] Web interface suddenly stopped working

of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - James Cammarata wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Dan White wrote: > > Thanks for responding, but I am not sure this helps. > > > > Cobbler is run by root. > > > > # ps -ef |

Re: [cobbler] Web interface suddenly stopped working

e mushroom ?" “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Dan White wrote: > Thanks for responding, but I am not sure this helps. > > Cobbler i

Re: [cobbler] Web interface suddenly stopped working

surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - James Cammarata wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Dan White wrote: > > This is on a Cobbler 2.0.11 server that has been runn

[cobbler] Web interface suddenly stopped working

This is on a Cobbler 2.0.11 server that has been running great for almost a year on a RHEL 5 x86_64 machine with an out-of-the-Red-Hat-repos vanilla apache/http service running http://cobblerServer.mine.tld/cobbler_web/ spits out: Mod_python error: "PythonAuthenHandler cobbler_web.views" Trace

Re: [cobbler] buildiso with --profile not working correctly in 2.2.1?

Try : cobbler buildiso –profile="profile1,profile2" On Mar 19, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Ed Deloye wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I’m running cobbler 2.2.1-1 on a CentOS 5.5 system. I run this command: > > cobbler buildiso –profile=profile1,profile2 > > When I look into the isolinux.cfg file I don’t see

Re: [cobbler] created system in web interface. Where's the kickstart file?

/var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts and /var/lib/cobbler/snippets The kickstart file you can view from the web interface (or by command line "cobbler system getks --name="...") is dynamically generated. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that n

Re: managing cobbler with puppet / augeas

- Michael DeHaan wrote: > > > > Well and good, but now imagine a tornado comes and wipes all three away. > > Now you need to reconstitute your network, and you need to start with your > > Cobbler server, because you're about to kickstart a whole bunch of > > machines. You have to install t

Re: Anyone got some cheese to go with this whine ? :) Build-ISO problems in search of a solution

you do it, could you take notes of the things you had to do, and > consider writing them up into a "How to" article for the wiki? > > -- David Lee > > > > Dan White wrote: > > This looks hopeful. > > I will try it and let you know ! > > > >

Anyone got some cheese to go with this whine ? :) Build-ISO problems in search of a solution

First, I have something to contribute before I start whining -- I found a workflow for RHEL 5 to get a cobbler generated build ISO onto a USB flash drive Install LiveCD-Tools ( yum install livecd-tools ) Partition the USB thumb with : fdisk /dev/sdb Delete all partitions and then make one th

How does one set up dnsmasq/DHCP to play nice with Windows DNS/DHCP

I am in a mixed environment where the main DNS/DHCP is run on Windows machines and controlled by other folks. I want to explore the possibility of running my own DHCP with dnsmasq on my Cobbler Server so that I do not have to wait for the cooperation of the Windows Admin to be able to PXE-boot

Re: cobbler documentation

I am willing to help out. I have been using Cobbler heavily since June and while I am not (yet) an expert user, I am willing to collaborate my experiences and put some time into the pounding of the necessary wiki pages. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere i

Re: Cobbler repositories --priorities problem

Do you have yum-priorities plugin installed ? What does the command: yum list yum-priorities return ? “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Will McDonald wrote

Feature Request / Minor Bug Grumble: Web Interface: Profile Edit Page

I would like the Repos list on the profile editing page to be wider or width-adjustable. The names of most of my repos are wider than the window and I cannot see the whole name to properly select it. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is t

Re: buildiso USB ?

Christian Horn wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:54:58PM +0000, Dan White wrote: > > > > I started out with a classic Cobbler Server, net/PXE-booting the clients to > > install. > > However, the folks controlling DHCP are pro-Microsoft/anti-Linux and are >

Re: buildiso USB ?

- Michael DeHaan wrote: > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Dan White wrote: > > Good to see you on the list, Michael.  I thought you had moved on. > > So it looks like the current buildiso will not give me what I am asking for. > > Dang. > > Yes, though I

Re: buildiso USB ?

- Jörgen Maas wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Dan White wrote: > > Good to see you on the list, Michael.  I thought you had moved on. > > So it looks like the current buildiso will not give me what I am asking for. > > Dang. > > > > I was hoping for

Re: buildiso USB ?

- Jörgen Maas wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Michael DeHaan > wrote: > > Apologies on answering with code, but here's an interesting comment in > > the source (buildiso.py): > > > > > >    def > > generate_standalone_iso(self,imagesdir,isolinuxdir,distname,filesource): > >        

Re: buildiso USB ?

) does > not exist" % source) > > It looks like that will give you everything under the profiles/systems > and does not actually filter them to specific profiles. > And it should yell at you and tell you this when you try it :) > > Making it understand --profiles or --syste

Re: buildiso USB ?

o.fqdn, server1.foo.fqdn, server2.foo.fqdn, server3.foo.fqdn" --standalone but this example implies I have to include a distro. Will this work ? : cobbler buildiso --profiles="this" --distro="that" --systems="one,two,three,four" --standalone On Nov 22, 2011, a

Re: buildiso USB ?

question (for now): Does the --standalone option make a self-contained iso, thus eliminating the need to download anything from the Cobbler Server ? On Nov 22, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Alex L. wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Dan White wrote: >> Did anyone ever come

buildiso USB ?

Did anyone ever come up with a reliable recipe for making a bootable USB-stick from a generated.iso ? If so, I could use it. “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) ___

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: > On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: >> I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of >> various flavors with RHEL5 >> >> I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

On Behalf Of Orion Poplawski > > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:25 PM > > To: cobbler mailing list > > Subject: Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue > > > > On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: > > > I have set up a cobbler server t

Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be PXE-booted/net-installed I suspect a FUBAR from the guy that manages the DNS/DHCP, but I need more evidence. When it tries to PXE-boot,

Re: A How-to Question: Capturing a server configuration in command line form

that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Harry Hoffman wrote: > Sure, you can get all of that from the "history" command. > > On 10/19/2011 10:34 AM, Dan White wrote: > > All my c

Re: A How-to Question: Capturing a server configuration in command line form

I am using puppet, but I use cobbler for PXE-kickstarting “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - James Cammarata wrote: > I'd recommend looking into a configurat

Re: A How-to Question: Capturing a server configuration in command line form

rite all of this out to our wiki. > > It works pretty well even when you don't get to document for days or > weeks after you've finished the build. > > Cheers, > Harry > > On 10/19/2011 09:00 AM, Dan White wrote: > > I agree, replicate is a great way to

Re: A How-to Question: Capturing a server configuration in command line form

I agree, replicate is a great way to "clone" the existing server, but I am tasked to record the steps it took to create the server such that someone else could do it. Such info could be used to make a separate server for a different group for a different project by tweaking parameters. “Someti

Re: A How-to Question: Capturing a server configuration in command line form

rote: > Dan White wrote: > > I am looking for a way to preserve a server configuration for disaster > > recovery purposes. > > > > Is there a way to "dump" the contents/configuration of a cobbler server > > such that it can be used as command line input to r

A How-to Question: Capturing a server configuration in command line form

I am looking for a way to preserve a server configuration for disaster recovery purposes. Is there a way to "dump" the contents/configuration of a cobbler server such that it can be used as command line input to rebuild/duplicate the server ? The report output has all the necessary information,

Problem with yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-22.el5_7.(1|2)

https://access.redhat.com/support/cases/00546517 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746053 And a new twist discovered this morning: RHN directed me to rename the repo [rhel-x86_64-server-5] in /etc/yum.repos.d/cobbler-config.repo I did and that fixed the problem on the client side. Howe

Re: Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 746053: yum-rhn-plugin busted: Repository rhel-x86_64-server-5 is listed more than once in the configuration

On Oct 13, 2011, at 6:56 PM, James Cammarata wrote: >> - >> Secondary question: Is there a way I can lock out the offending versions of >> yum-rhn-plugin from my local mirror until RH fixes the problem ? >> I am trying removing the RPMs from th

Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 746053: yum-rhn-plugin busted: Repository rhel-x86_64-server-5 is listed more than once in the configuration

Red Hat Enterprise 5.7 x86_64 kernel 2.6.18-274.3.1.el5 yum-rhn-plugin.noarch-0.5.4-22.el5_7.2 Running a cobbler-built local repository mirror for cobbler/PXE/Kickstarting systems. There are third party repos and a custom repo of locally required packages. After an update that changed me from y

Re: I need to override cobbler/modules/install_post_puppet.py

On Sep 26, 2011, at 10:52 PM, James Cammarata wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Dan White wrote: >> OK, how would I go about making a replacement trigger that uses my >> "certname" formula ? >> >> On Sep 26, 2011, at 9:50 PM, James Cammarata wrote

Re: I need to override cobbler/modules/install_post_puppet.py

OK, how would I go about making a replacement trigger that uses my "certname" formula ? On Sep 26, 2011, at 9:50 PM, James Cammarata wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Dan White wrote: >> It is not a snippet, it is in /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ >> cob

Re: I need to override cobbler/modules/install_post_puppet.py

It is not a snippet, it is in /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/ modules/ I will try the FQDN override and see what I get On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:07 PM, James Cammarata wrote: > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Dan White wrote: >> (Bump) >> >> On Sep 16, 2011,

Re: I need to override cobbler/modules/install_post_puppet.py

(Bump) On Sep 16, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Dan White wrote: I just got a Cobbler/Puppet combo up and running. On my first install, I see "install_post_puppet" trying to puppet- certify my just-built machine. However, I am NOT using the FQDN for the certname -- which is what this scriipt

I need to override cobbler/modules/install_post_puppet.py

I just got a Cobbler/Puppet combo up and running. On my first install, I see "install_post_puppet" trying to puppet-certify my just-built machine. However, I am NOT using the FQDN for the certname -- which is what this scriipt uses. How can I override this in my installation ? I have created a

Corrupt/missing RPM's - how to repair ?

Trying to PXE-boot/install systems, I hit a virtual brick wall due to a missing or corrupt RPM Lacking any clue, I deleted all references to the offending package from my cobbler-server, resync-ed and I am now running a cobbler reposync in the hopes that the offender will get replaced. Did I d

Re: Directories for Advanced Snippets ?

and it got generalized. The string "per_" is in one place, and the strings "system", "profile", and "distro" are in another ! On Aug 3, 2011, at 4:49 AM, petermity wrote: > Dan White wrote: > >> OK, I tried creating them myself and got

Re: Directories for Advanced Snippets ?

nk the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - petermity <6t12-n...@dea.spamcon.org> wrote: > Dan White wrote: > > >In the wiki at <https://fedorahosted.org/cobb

Re: I need some help building snippets -- I got a clue, but not a complete answer

snippets directory ? Or do I need to code it in myself in some fashion ? “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) ----- Dan White wrote: > I have some python code th

I need some help building snippets

I have some python code that does what I want to do in a snippet, but I cannot translate it into something that will get past the cheetah compile/conversion. Just a few lines - here they are: import sys, ConfigParser cf=ConfigParser.ConfigParser() sys.stdout.write("cf=") print cf list=cf.rea

Directories for Advanced Snippets ?

In the wiki at it talks about a tree of snippets -- /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/per_system/$snippet_name/$system_name /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/per_profile/$snippet_name/$profile_name /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/per_distro/$snippet_name/$dist

Re: A small bug, I think, in adding yum repositories

ts elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) - Dan White wrote: > I made a set of local yum repositories according to > <https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-35962> > > As an example, > reposync -

A small bug, I think, in adding yum repositories

I made a set of local yum repositories according to As an example, reposync --gpgcheck -l -n --repoid=rhel-x86_64-server-5 --download_path=/var/www/localRepo/rhel-x86_64-server-5 createrepo /var/www/localRepo/rhel-x86_64-server-5 and create an appr

A question about local mirrored repositories

What are the (dis)advantages about using cobbler directly to make a local repository mirror versus doing it separately with yum commands and then adding the repo to cobbler ? “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried t