Provisioning RHEL8 without AppStream kickstart repo fails to install redhat-lsb-core and wget packages

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Issue

  • Provisioning of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 client via Red Hat Satellite 6 Server fails if the AppStream kickstart repository is not enabled.

Resolution

  • Sync and add the following repositories to the Content View and then Publish it.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream Kickstart x86_64 8.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS Kickstart x86_64 8.x

NOTE: Content View needs to be promoted when using a different LifeCycle Environment other than Library.

  • Cancel the current build and click on Build again to reflect the new changes when the kickstart file is rendered from Host Properties > Templates tab > click on drop-down against Provisioning template and click Review, which shows an additional repo line in the kickstart.

    url --url http://satellite.example.com/pulp/repos/Default_Organization/Library/RHEL8/content/dist/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/kickstart/

repo --name Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_for_x86_64_-_AppStream_Kickstart_8 --baseurl http://satellite.example.com/pulp/repos/Default_Organization/Library/RHEL8/content/dist/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/kickstart/

Root Cause

  • Kickstart default template that is shipped with Red Hat Satellite 6 installs wget and redhat-lsb-core packages.

  • Below is the snippet from the %packages section of

    %packages
yum
dhclient
<% if use_ntp -%>
ntp
<% else -%>
chrony
<% end -%>
wget
@Core
<% if os_major >= 6 -%>
redhat-lsb-core
<% end -%>

  • wget command is used to turn off the Build status of the client.

    # Inform the build system that we are done.
echo "Informing Foreman that we are built"
wget -q -O /dev/null --no-check-certificate <%= foreman_url('built') %>

  • redhat-lsb-core packages provide utilities needed for Linux Standard Base (LSB) compliant applications. It also contains requirements that ensure that all components required by LSB are installed on the system.

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