Kickstart Installation halts with `[abrt] anaconda-13.21.215: SwapError: swapon failed for '/dev/sda3'`

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Issue

  • Kickstart installation halts with the following abrt traceback
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /usr/bin/anaconda
executable:     /usr/bin/anaconda
exnFileName:    /tmp/anaconda-tb-3YhOm4
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         2.6.32-431.el6.i686
last_occurrence: 1400492501
other involved packages: 
product:        Red Hat Enterprise Linux
release:        Cannot get release name.
time:           Mon 19 May 2014 01:41:41 PM GST
version:        6.5

description:
:The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
:anaconda 13.21.215 exception report
:Traceback (most recent call first):
:  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicelibs/swap.py", line 93, in swapon
:    raise SwapError("swapon failed for '%s'" % device)
:  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/formats/swap.py", line 137, in setup
:    swap.swapon(self.device, priority=self.priority)
:  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1937, in turnOnSwap
:    device.format.setup()
:  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1242, in turnOnSwap
:    self.fsset.turnOnSwap(self.anaconda, upgrading=upgrading)
:  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 170, in turnOnFilesystems
:    anaconda.id.storage.turnOnSwap()
:  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/gui.py", line 1370, in nextClicked
:    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
:SwapError: swapon failed for '/dev/sda3'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (32 bit)

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