Kickstart Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux fails with anaconda 13.21.176 exception `anaconda.intf.run(anaconda)`

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Issue

  • Kickstart Installation from Satellite
  • Installation failing with the anaconda 13.21.176 exception.
09:38:57,379 INFO    : Running kickstart %%post script(s)
09:38:57,391 WARNING : '/bin/sh' specified as full path
09:38:57,597 ERROR   : Error code 1 running the kickstart script at line 110
09:38:57,599 ERROR   :  cp: cannot stat `/tmp/ks-pre.log*': No such file or directory

09:38:57,601 WARNING : '/usr/bin/python' specified as full path
09:38:58,428 WARNING : '/bin/sh' specified as full path
09:40:08,684 WARNING : '/usr/bin/bash' specified as full path
09:40:09,319 ERROR   : Error running /usr/bin/bash: No such file or directory
09:40:10,138 INFO    : Running kickstart %%traceback script(s)
09:40:10,141 INFO    : All kickstart %%traceback script(s) have been run
09:40:10,183 CRITICAL: anaconda 13.21.176 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py", line 175, in execWithRedirect
    raise RuntimeError, errstr
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 100, in run
    root = scriptRoot)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 1425, in <lambda>
    map (lambda s: s.run(anaconda.rootPath, flags.serial, anaconda.intf), postScripts)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 1425, in runPostScripts
    map (lambda s: s.run(anaconda.rootPath, flags.serial, anaconda.intf), postScripts)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 210, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 126, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 666, in run
    anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1132, in <module>
    anaconda.intf.run(anaconda)
RuntimeError: Error running /usr/bin/bash: No such file or directory

Environment

  • Red Hat Network Satellite (Not needed in all scenarios)
  • Kickstart Installation.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (any)

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