Satellite failing to start "Traceback: /etc/cobbler/settings is not a valid YAML file"

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Issue

  • Satellite failing to start "Traceback: Satellite failing to start "/etc/cobbler/settings is not a valid YAML file"
Starting osa-dispatcher: Spacewalk 28837 2014/01/06 15:14:00 +01:00: ('Not able to reconnect',)
Spacewalk 28837 2014/01/06 15:14:00 +01:00: ('Traceback (most recent call last):\n  File "/usr/share/rhn/osad/jabber_lib.py", line 252, in setup_connection\n    c = self._get_jabber_client(js)\n  File "/usr/share/rhn/osad/jabber_lib.py", line 309, in _get_jabber_client\n    c.connect()\n  File "/usr/share/rhn/osad/jabber_lib.py", line 589, in connect\n    raise SSLDisabledError\nSSLDisabledError\n',)
                                                           [  OK  ]
Starting Monitoring ...
[ OK ]
Starting MonitoringScout ...
[ OK ]
Starting rhn-search...
Starting cobbler daemon: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/serializer.py", line 52, in __grab_lock
    fd = open("/var/lib/cobbler/lock","w+")
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/cobbler/lock'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/config.py", line 202, in deserialize
    serializer.deserialize(self._settings)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/serializer.py", line 120, in deserialize
    __grab_lock()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/serializer.py", line 60, in __grab_lock
    sys.exit(7)
SystemExit: 7
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/cobblerd", line 76, in main
    api = cobbler_api.BootAPI(is_cobblerd=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 128, in __init__
    self.deserialize()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 689, in deserialize
    return self._config.deserialize()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/config.py", line 205, in deserialize
    raise CX("/etc/cobbler/settings is not a valid YAML file")
CX: '/etc/cobbler/settings is not a valid YAML file'

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6

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