Packages listed in an activation key are installed after running `rhnreg_ks` in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue
- After kickstarting a Red Hat Enterprise Linux host, no packages specified in the activation key are installed;
- When registering a system using an activation key, the packages specified in the activation key are not installed.
- Various errors are displayed such as:
- From
rhn_check -vvvvv:
- From
D: Sending back response(32, 'Failed: Packages failed to install properly: No package(s) available to install', {'version': '1', 'name': 'package_install_failure'})
- The 'Recently Scheduled Actions' section of the Red Hat Network Satellite overview shows a failed 'Activation Key Package Auto-Install' with the message:
Failed: Packages failed to install properly: No package(s) available to install
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4.1
- Red Hat Network Satellite 5.5
- Red Hat Network Satellite 5.6
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