[Spacewalk-list] Kickstart Template Issues

[Colin Coe]

Or if you're are not using any of the templating functionality, un-check
the 'template' check box on the script page
https://sat.server.com/rhn/kickstart/KickstartScriptEdit.do

On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 8:27 PM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Or, if you are not using snippets, wrap the code in
>
> #raw
> code here
> #end raw
>
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 8:25 PM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, try that
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 8:24 PM Raymond Setchfield <
>> raymond.setchfield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Colin
>>>
>>> Thank you for your assistance on this. Yes, its all very fustrating,
>>> especially when you can't figure out what is actually wrong :)
>>>
>>> Are you suggesting that removing $() and replacing it with just ``?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Ray
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 5:59 AM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hmm, I just got this in one of my kickstart profiles when using
>>>> "$(something)".  If I change it to "`something`" then the error goes away...
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 8:34 AM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Historically, I see this when I comment out some shell script, like:
>>>>>
>>>>> #if sometest
>>>>>
>>>>> The fix to the above is to a space between the hash and 'if' like
>>>>> below:
>>>>>
>>>>> # if sometest
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I couldn't see anything obvious so I created a new kickstart profile
>>>>> on my Satellite v5.8 system using your post script.  There were no
>>>>> templating errors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, I know this isn't that helpful...
>>>>>
>>>>> CC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 6:43 PM Raymond Setchfield <
>>>>> raymond.setchfield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am experiencing some problems around the kickstart templates, and I
>>>>>> am attempting to following the guidelines, but it looks like I am still
>>>>>> running into problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am receiving an error message of;
>>>>>> # There is a templating error preventing this file from rendering
>>>>>> correctly.
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> # This is most likely not due to a bug in Cobbler and is something
>>>>>> you can fix.
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> # Look at the message below to see what things are causing problems.
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> # (1) Does the template file reference a $variable that is not
>>>>>> defined?
>>>>>> # (2) is there a formatting error in a Cheetah directive?
>>>>>> # (3) Should dollar signs ($) be escaped that are not being escaped?
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> # Try fixing the problem and then investigate to see if this message
>>>>>> goes
>>>>>> # away or changes.
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> # unexpected EOF while parsing (<string>, line 1)
>>>>>> #   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cobbler/templar.py", line
>>>>>> 142, in render
>>>>>> #     data_out = t.respond()
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> #   File
>>>>>> "cheetah_DynamicallyCompiledCheetahTemplate_1535020182_58_55849.py", line
>>>>>> 445, in respond
>>>>>> #
>>>>>> #   File
>>>>>> "cheetah_DynamicallyCompiledCheetahTemplate_1535020182_58_55849.py", line
>>>>>> 77, in __errorCatcher2
>>>>>> #
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it possible someone could please have a look at the kickstart
>>>>>> template I am attempting to use, or could someone please share a template
>>>>>> which they are using which has variables etc. So at least I can take a look
>>>>>> at possible issues of where I am going wrong?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ray
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