Yes the ksline[0] refers to the kickstart label and works fine in other areas within this script #Set Advanced Options in Kickstart my ($opt,@options); my $opt = { "name" => "clearpart", "arguments" => "--drives=sda,sdb,sdc,sdd,sde,sdf --all"}; push(@options,$opt); my $advoptions = $client->call('kickstart.profile.getAdvancedOptions',$session,$ksline[0]); foreach my $advoption (@$advoptions) { print "\n" ; print $advoption->{'name'}." ".$advoption->{'arguments'}."\n"; } $client->call('kickstart.profile.setAdvancedOptions',$session,$ksline[0],@options); Will Darton I.T. Operations Information Services Navy Federal Credit Union wk 703.255.8639 cell: 703.232.2344 william_darton@navyfederal.org From: <spacewalk-list-request@redhat.com> To: <spacewalk-list@redhat.com>, Date: 08/18/2012 12:01 PM Subject: Spacewalk-list Digest, Vol 51, Issue 64 Sent by: <spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com> <hr noshade> <tt>Send Spacewalk-list mailing list submissions to spacewalk-list@redhat.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit </tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list"><tt>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</tt></a><tt> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to spacewalk-list-request@redhat.com You can reach the person managing the list at spacewalk-list-owner@redhat.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Spacewalk-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: kickstart.profile.setAdvancedOptions (Paul Robert Marino) 2. Re: eva-direct-errata-sync.pl -- easier than rhn-clone-errata.py (Paul Robert Marino) 3. Re: RHEL5 spacewalk postgresql 1.6 - Issue over yum on kickstarted machine (Zulkifal Ahmad) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:35:42 -0400 From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] kickstart.profile.setAdvancedOptions Message-ID: <CAPJdpdC7EMZ-TTHWpkySX875-h-b9ZroVWezE-ECD5e4FRhHrA@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Are you sure $ksline[0] the label of the kickstart check /var/log/rhn/rhn_web_api.log for details about the error On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 3:12 PM, <William_Darton@navyfederal.org> wrote: > Suffering from Friday blurry eyes here.. > > For this API call I'm issuing the following.. > > my ($opt,@options); > > my $opt = { "name" => "clearpart", > "arguments" => "--drives=sda,sdb,sdc,sdd,sde,sdf > --all"}; > push(@options,$opt); > > > $client->call('kickstart.profile.setAdvancedOptions',$session,$ksline[0],@options); > > > > Any help with how I can properly format this? > > > Method: setAdvancedOptions > Description: > Set advanced options for a kickstart profile. > > Parameters: > > string sessionKey > string ksLabel > array: > > struct - advanced options > > string "name" - Name of the advanced option. Valid Option names: autostep, > interactive, install, upgrade, text, network, cdrom, harddrive, nfs, url, > lang, langsupport keyboard, mouse, device, deviceprobe, zerombr, clearpart, > bootloader, timezone, auth, rootpw, selinux, reboot, firewall, xconfig, > skipx, key, ignoredisk, autopart, cmdline, firstboot, graphical, iscsi, > iscsiname, logging, monitor, multipath, poweroff, halt, services, shutdown, > user, vnc, zfcp, driverdisk > string "arguments" - Arguments of the option > > Returns: > > int - 1 on success, exception thrown otherwise. > > Will Darton > I.T. Operations > Information Services > Navy Federal Credit Union > > william_darton@navyfederal.org > > > _______________________________________________ > 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> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:41:51 -0400 From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> To: fnwsa@yahoo.com Cc: "spacewalk-list@redhat.com" <spacewalk-list@redhat.com> Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] eva-direct-errata-sync.pl -- easier than rhn-clone-errata.py Message-ID: <CAPJdpdDC5UXSwjG_+JAuSBAkik_WrjLCgy_M39qBXUy3iMaQPQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 No I haven't done logging yet. I intend to add email reporting via MIME::Simple at some point but for now if you intend to cron it I suggest piping the output to the logger command. On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM, <fnwsa@yahoo.com> wrote: > Paul, > > I am looking forward to using the new version of eva-direct-errata-sync.pl. > Thank you! > > By the way, I've not found the log file for eva-direct-errata-sync.pl if > there is a one. > # perldoc eva-direct-errata-sync.pl | grep log > # > nz > > ________________________________ > From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> > To: fnwsa@yahoo.com; spacewalk-list@redhat.com > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 2:09:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] eva-direct-errata-sync.pl -- easier than > rhn-clone-errata.py > > By the way ill update the documentation when I'm ready to upload the > next version of the script with multi-base channel support. > > also for any one else interested in using it for other distributions > like CentOS or Scientific Linux > here is an example for Scientific Linux > > eva-direct-errata-sync.pl --sourceuser=username > --destinationuser=username -r -c "rhel-x86_64-server-6" -C > "sci-linux-6_2" -e RH -E SL6-64 -F week > > This will change RHSA to SL6-64SA > > and for CentOS channels the > > --rewritepackagereleasefrom el6 > and > --rewritepackagereleaseto el6.centos > options are very important > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> > wrote: >> go into Errata ->All and you should see them on the left side of the page >> when you click on Errata it defaults to the Relevant view which is >> only erratas that apply to your registered systems >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:56 AM, <fnwsa@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Thank you for the explanation, especially for (3). >>> >>> eva-direct-errata-sync.pl was running well in getting channel >>> rhel-i386-server-5 and rhel-i386-as-4 that I got issues when using >>> rhn-clone-errata.py. It took about 2 to 3 hours as you said. >>> >>> One question: If there is no rhel 5 i386 system added to Spacewalk, do >>> the >>> errata for this channel show in Spacewalk's Errata? I don't see them. >>> >>> Here is what I got from "perldoc eva-direct-errata-sync.pl": "-s >>> satellite.example.org or --sourceserver satellite.example.org. The >>> hostname >>> of the errata source server. This option over rides the ERRATASRC >>> environment variable. If neither this option or the environment variable >>> are >>> specified it defaults to access.redhat.com." So if the default source >>> server >>> is 'rhn.redhat.com', you may update the document. >>> >>> Great program. Thank you again for your contributions! >>> >>> nz >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1@gmail.com> >>> To: fnwsa@yahoo.com; spacewalk-list@redhat.com >>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 1:04:34 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] eva-direct-errata-sync.pl -- easier than >>> rhn-clone-errata.py >>> >>> I have 4 comments on how you're running it >>> 1) The default for --sourceserver is rhn.redhat.com so you don't need >>> to specify it unless you are syncing from an other spacewalk server. >>> 2) The --verbose flag is for debugging only and its output is really >>> not meant for normal use and may be disturbing if you don't understand >>> it >>> 3) After the initial sync adding a the --startfromprevious option >>> really does speed it up >>> >>> That being said depending on how your database is tuned and how fast >>> your box is it shouldn't take more than two or three hours for the >>> initial sync to complete. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:16 AM, <fnwsa@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> Thank Robert and Paul for your instructions. >>>> >>>> The eva-direct-errata-sync.pl is running now (don't know how long it >>>> will >>>> take). See these: >>>> >>>> # perl eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourceuser=rhnusername \ >>>> --destinationuser=spacewalkusername \ >>>> --sourcepassword=rhnpassword \ >>>> --destinationpassword=spacewalkpassword \ >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-i386-server-5 \ >>>> --destinationchannel=spacewalk_channel_rhel_5_i386 \ >>>> --sourceserver=access.redhat.com \ >>>> --destinationserver=localhost \ >>>> --recursive \ >>>> --verbose >>>> No bugzilla url specified setting to the default >>>> "</tt><a href=https://bugzilla.redhat.com/><tt>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/</tt></a><tt>" >>>> connecting to "</tt><a href=https://access.redhat.com/rpc/api/><tt>https://access.redhat.com/rpc/api/</tt></a><tt>" with username >>>> "rhnusername" >>>> 404 Not Found >>>> >>>> Change access.redhat.com to rhn.redhat.com in sourceserver. >>>> >>>> # perl eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourceuser=rhnusername \ >>>> --destinationuser=spacewalkusername >>>> --sourcepassword=rhnpassword \ >>>> --destinationpassword=spacewalkpassword \ >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-i386-server-5 \ >>>> --destinationchannel=spacewalk_channel_rhel_5_i386 \ >>>> --sourceserver=rhn.redhat.com \ >>>> --destinationserver=localhost \ >>>> --recursive \ >>>> --verbose >>>> running...... >>>> >>>> nz >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: "Boyd, Robert" <Robert.Boyd@peoplefluent.com> >>>> To: "fnwsa@yahoo.com" <fnwsa@yahoo.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:09:44 PM >>>> Subject: RE: [Spacewalk-list] rhn-clone-errata.py running issue >>>> >>>> To read the documentation do this> Perldoc <scriptname> >>>> >>>> Here is a sample invocation: >>>> >>>> less /usr/local/bin/spacewalk-errata-sync >>>> source ~/.bash_profile >>>> echo `date` Syncing Spacewalk Errata >>>> #export FROMDATE=-F week >>>> export FROMDATE="-D `/usr/local/bin/errata_end_date`" >>>> export SYNCOPTIONS="--verbose --recursive ${FROMDATE}" >>>> # ERRATA[SRC|DST][USER|PASS] are defined in .bash_profile >>>> #echo syncing scientific linux >>>> #time /path/to/scripts/eva-direct-errata-sync.pl --sourceuser=username >>>> --destinationuser=username -r -c "rhel-x86_64-server-6" -C >>>> "sci-linux-6_2" >>>> -e RH -E SL6 -F week >>>> echo "Errata Sync Options: ${SYNCOPTIONS}" >>>> echo `date` syncing RHEL 6 >>>> time /usr/local/bin/eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-x86_64-server-6 >>>> --destinationchannel=rhel-x86_64-server-6 ${SYNCOPTIONS} >>>> echo `date` syncing RHEL 5 x86_64 >>>> time /usr/local/bin/eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-x86_64-server-5 >>>> --destinationchannel=rhel-x86_64-server-5 ${SYNCOPTIONS} >>>> echo `date` syncing RHEL 4 x86_64 >>>> time /usr/local/bin/eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-x86_64-es-4 >>>> --destinationchannel=rhel-x86_64-server-4 >>>> ${SYNCOPTIONS} >>>> echo `date` syncing RHEL 5 i386 >>>> time /usr/local/bin/eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-i386-server-5 >>>> --destinationchannel=rhel-i386-server-5 >>>> ${SYNCOPTIONS} >>>> echo `date` syncing RHEL 4 i386 >>>> time /usr/local/bin/eva-direct-errata-sync.pl >>>> --sourcechannel=rhel-i386-es-4 >>>> --destinationchannel=rhel-i386-server-4 ${SYNCOPTIONS} >>>> >>>> From: spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com >>>> [</tt><a href="mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com"><tt>mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces@redhat.com</tt></a><tt>] On Behalf Of fnwsa@yahoo.com >>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 4:25 PM >>>> To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com >>>> Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] rhn-clone-errata.py running issue >>>> >>>> Hi Paul, >>>> >>>> I've just downloaded your script eva-direct-errata-sync.pl and trying to >>>> use >>>> it. Is there a README or HowTo document that users can use? Thanks a >>>> lot! >>>> >>>> nz >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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> >>> >>> > > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:59:40 +0000 From: Zulkifal Ahmad <kifal75@hotmail.com> To: "spacewalk-list@redhat.com" <spacewalk-list@redhat.com> Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] RHEL5 spacewalk postgresql 1.6 - Issue over yum on kickstarted machine Message-ID: <SNT002-W416BC81F358658707C9F7A4BB0@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" hi, The first question is, Is your client detected by spacewalk after provisioning.If it does, delete all .repos files , then go to spacewalk and subscribe the client to all the channels you need and perform yum. 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