Paul, I got initial registration at kickstart working by creating /etc/rhn/default/rhn_server.conf and adding "reset_base_channel = 1". However, I've now run into the problem described here when the system is re-kickstarted. -- Bill Gunter, RHCSA | Unix Administrator | National Instruments Ireland | bill.gunter@ni.com | Ph:+353 1 247 5935 From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com Date: 28/05/2012 22:42 Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] registration at kickstart problem Sent by: spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com <hr noshade> <tt>Colin here are the tickets that describe your issue and the workarounds </tt><a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786705"><tt>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786705</tt></a><tt> and </tt><a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809936"><tt>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809936</tt></a><tt> On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 4:53 AM, Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> wrote: > Colin > That's a different issue. What's happening is the activation key is getting > swapped to the spacewalk default key. There are two ways to handle that > there is a default option that tells it to reset the activation key on > kickstart can be modified. This default behavior will be reversed in version > 1.8 so this issue should go away for most users. The other way to handle it > is to distrobution channel map I wrote a script some time ago to do that for > you. ill send you links to tickets that explain your issue and how to > workaround it on monday. > > On May 27, 2012 4:15 AM, "Colin Coe" <colin.coe@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I see this when attempting to re-provision a VM by simply kickstarting >> the VM. If I delete the VM's record first then I don't see this >> message. >> >> CC >> >> On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Probably you are accidentaly loading the 64 bit kernel and or initrd >> > instead >> > of the 32 bit one. >> > >> > On May 24, 2012 6:22 AM, "Bill Gunter" <bill.gunter@ni.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> According to the GUI there's no universal default key. However, any key >> >> I >> >> attach to the kickstart profile to set a specific base channel is >> >> rejected >> >> with the error below unless it matches the architecture of one specific >> >> channel. i.e. if I kickstart with RHEL 5 x86_64 autoreg works fine >> >> without >> >> any additional key. However, kickstarting with RHEL 5 i386 fails the >> >> autoreg >> >> with a "bad architecture" no matter if I attach another key or not. >> >> Manual >> >> reg using any key I wish works fine. >> >> >> >> It's like there's a hidden universal default key that wants to set the >> >> base channel to RHEL 5 x86_64. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Bill Gunter, RHCSA | Unix Administrator | National Instruments Ireland >> >> | >> >> bill.gunter@ni.com | Ph:+353 1 247 5935 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> >> >> To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com >> >> Date: 17/05/2012 16:27 >> >> Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] registration at kickstart problem >> >> Sent by: spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Check if its the spacewalk default key >> >> >> >> On May 17, 2012 9:48 AM, "Bill Gunter" <bill.gunter@ni.com> wrote: >> >> I recently upgraded to v1.7 postgres (from 1.0 Oracle XE via an Oracle >> >> RAC >> >> instance, yikes!) and I'm having a problem with registration at >> >> kickstart >> >> time. It's failing with this error: >> >> >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> >> File "/usr/sbin/rhnreg_ks", line 216, in ? >> >> cli.run() >> >> File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhncli.py", line 65, in run >> >> sys.exit(self.main() or 0) >> >> File "/usr/sbin/rhnreg_ks", line 145, in main >> >> other = other) >> >> File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnreg.py", line 406, in >> >> registerSystem >> >> ret = s.registration.new_system(auth_dict) >> >> File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnserver.py", line 52, in >> >> __call__ >> >> raise self.__exception_from_fault(f) >> >> up2date_client.up2dateErrors.NoBaseChannelError: >> >> Error Message: >> >> Your account does not have access to any channels matching >> >> (release='5Server', arch='x86_64-redhat-linux') >> >> Error Class Code: 19 >> >> Error Class Info: Architecture and OS version combination is not >> >> supported. >> >> Explanation: >> >> An error has occurred while processing your request. If this >> >> problem >> >> persists please enter a bug report at bugzilla.redhat.com. >> >> If you choose to submit the bug report, please be sure to include >> >> details of what you were trying to do when this error occurred and >> >> details on how to reproduce this problem. >> >> >> >> The same thing also happens with an i386 version of the RHEL 5 channel. >> >> >> >> Here's the rhnreg_ks line from the kickstart file used on a sample >> >> system: >> >> >> >> rhnreg_ks --serverUrl=https://stan.natinst.com/XMLRPC >> >> --sslCACert=/usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT >> >> --activationkey=1-fc84976370b02471f58a0ec16c31ed70,1-dev-rhel-5-64 >> >> >> >> A manual registration using rhnreg_ks with the second key above >> >> (1-dev-rhel-5-64) works fine. How can I see what the other key >> >> (1-fc84976370b02471f58a0ec16c31ed70) points to? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Bill >> >> -- >> >> Bill Gunter, RHCSA | Unix Administrator | National Instruments Ireland >> >> | >> >> bill.gunter@ni.com | Ph:+353 1 247 5935 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Spacewalk-list mailing list >> >> Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >> >> >> >> >> >> </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list_______________________________________________"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list_______________________________________________</tt></a><tt> >> >> Spacewalk-list mailing list >> >> Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >> >> </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a><tt> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Spacewalk-list mailing list >> >> Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >> >> </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a><tt> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Spacewalk-list mailing list >> > Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >> > </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a><tt> >> >> >> >> -- >> RHCE#805007969328369 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Spacewalk-list mailing list >> Spacewalk-list@redhat.com >> </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a><tt> _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list Spacewalk-list@redhat.com </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a><tt> </tt>