[cobbler] Lost kickstart inheritance from profile?
Nishanth Aravamudan
nacc at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Sep 4 15:21:57 UTC 2014
Hi Gary,
On 04.09.2014 [10:45:19 -0400], Gary Algier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Am I missing something or did the <<inherit>> ability disappear from
> the kickstart parameter on a system definition?
>
> Our old cobbler server is running 2.0.9. When I define a system,
> the kickstart parameter is a text box that defaults to <<inherit>>.
> I then get what I want because I choose the profile which defines a
> kickstart parameter (along with other interdependent parameters).
>
> Our new server is running 2.6.5. When I define a system, the
> kickstart parameter is a pull-down that defaults to default.ks. It
> does not matter what profile I choose, it will not override this
> default. I need to pick the kickstart parameter on the system
> definition. If this is the case, why is there a kickstart parameter
> on the profile? It is always ignored.
>
> Is there a way to get back the inheritance from the profile?
This is a bug introduced upstream:
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler-devel/2014-August/002815.html
-Nish
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