[et-mgmt-tools] Starting again with a new cobbler server

[drew einhorn]

But maybe it's because I have not yet installed the newer rpms from EPEL.

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:13 PM, drew einhorn <drew.einhorn at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan at redhat.com> wrote:
>  > drew einhorn wrote:
>
>  > > The the breed ooption is new, since the last time I was paying attention.
>  > > How well does it work with a Ubuntu Gutsy or Hardy distro?
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>  >  Should do fine.   Basically all --breed=debian does is change the kernel
>  > arguments so that what you feed to --kickstart is actually treated as a
>  > preseed.   Ubuntu should work just the same.   I believe if you leave it
>  > unmodified (no --breed parameter) the kernel arguments /might/ work with
>  > Ubuntu's mutated version of kickstart also,  though you'll need to be
>  > careful about what goes in the template.
>  >
>  >
>
>  Felt like the "cobbler import" should take the breed option, but it was rejected
>  so I tried, an import without it:
>
>      sudo cobbler import --mirror=/mnt/iso1 --name=ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386
>
>  Things started flying by on the screen.  So far so good then:
>
>  sent 728274605 bytes  received 13682 bytes  5757219.66 bytes/sec
>  total size is 728143597  speedup is 1.00
>  ---------------- (adding distros)
>  - following symlink: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu
>  - following symlink:
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu/ubuntu
>  - following symlink:
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu
>  - following symlink:
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu
>  - following symlink:
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu
>  - following symlink:
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu
>  - following symlink:
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu
>
>  ... longer and longer symlinks follow.
>
>  Uh. Oh.  We are chasing our tail!!!!
>
>  Untill  we crash
>
>  - creating new distro:
>  ubuntu-7.10-desktop-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-casper-i386
>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 54, in main
>     return BootCLI().run(sys.argv)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 43, in run
>     return self.loader.run(args)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/commands.py", line 69, in run
>     return fn.run()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/cli_misc.py",
>  line 95, in run
>     rsync_flags=self.options.rsync_flags
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 351, in
>  import_tree
>     return importer.run()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 126, in run
>     os.path.walk(self.path, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 335, in distro_adder
>     os.path.walk(fullname, self.distro_adder, {})
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 298, in walk
>     walk(name, func, arg)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py", line 290, in walk
>     func(arg, top, names)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 342, in distro_adder
>     self.add_entry(dirname,kernel,initrd)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_import.py",
>  line 488, in add_entry
>     self.distros.add(distro,save=True)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/collection.py", line
>  200, in add
>     self.lite_sync.add_single_distro(ref.name)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_litesync.py",
>  line 60, in add_single_distro
>     self.sync.write_distro_file(distro)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_sync.py", line
>  940, in write_distro_file
>     fd = open(filename, "w+")
>  IOError: [Errno 36] File name too long:
>  '/var/www/cobbler/distros/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-ubuntu-casper-i386'
>  [drew at funGus ~]$
>
>
>
>
>  --
>  Drew Einhorn
>



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Drew Einhorn