Virtual guest install fails with 'File contains no section headers' error
Issue
- The virt-install command line utility fails with the following error:
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virt-install --location=http://192.168.1.1/ks/cfg/org/1/label/rhel5-x86_64-server [...] ERROR File contains no section headers. file: /var/tmp/virtinst-.treeinfo.jIpalp, line: 5 'install\n'
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- Using virt-manager to install a guest fails with the following error:
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Unable to complete install: 'File contains no section headers. file: /var/lib/libvirt/boot/virtinst-.treeinfo.WV23ds, line: 5 'install\n'' [...] MissingSectionHeaderError: File contains no section headers. file: /var/lib/libvirt/boot/virtinst-.treeinfo.WV23ds, line: 5 'install\n'
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Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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