RHEL 5.5 kickstart install fails to retrieve kickstart from http source via RHN Satellite.

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Issue

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 kickstart installation via RHN Satellite fails to retrieve kickstart file. Error shown on console :

    WARNING : reverse name lookup failedINFO           : file location: http://hostname/kickstart/ks/org/1/label/rhel5.5.cfgERROR      : file location: http://hostname/kickstart/ks/org/1/label/rhel5.5.cfg

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
  • RHN Satellite 5

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