"v7 submit" fails to create a results package: "ln: invalid option -- 'B'"

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • v7 submit fails to create a results package: ln: invalid option -- 'B'
  • I receive this error:
[root@bx Desktop]# v7 submit
loaded results /var/v7/results.xml
Could not reach catalog server https://hardware.redhat.com
<urlopen error [Errno 110] Connection timed out>
Would you like to package the results? (y|n) y
response: y
writing results to /var/log/v7/v7-Vendorname       -bx-Santiago6.4_x86_64_results
ln: invalid option -- 'B'
Try `ln --help' for more information.
ln: invalid option -- 'B'
Try `ln --help' for more information.
ln: invalid option -- 'B'
[.............................................]
ln: invalid option -- 'B'
Try `ln --help' for more information.
"tar -jcvf v7-results.tar.bz2 -C /var/log/v7/v7-Vendorname -bx-Santiago6.4_x86_64_results . >> /var/v7/package.log 2>&1" returned 2
Error: failed to generate results rpm

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • hwcert suite, v7

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