Why does RH Satellite 5.6 kickstart installation %post script fail with error "awk fatal cannot open file '/tmp/ks.cfg' for reading (no such file or directory)" for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?

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Issue

  • Attempting to run a Kickstart for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 from Red Hat Satellite 5.6, but the %post scripts fail with the following error.
ERR anaconda: Error code 1 running the kickstart script at line 144.
awk: fatal: cannot open file '/tmp/ks.cfg' for reading (no such file or directory)
  • Why does RH Satellite 5.6 kickstart installation %post script fail with error awk fatal cannot open file '/tmp/ks.cfg' for reading (no such file or directory) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite or Proxy 5.6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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