[Spacewalk-list] Kickstart Template Issues

[Raymond Setchfield]

Thank you Colin

I'll review your comments, and give them a try. Again, thanks for you help
on this matter

Ray

On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 1:29 PM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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