Hello, I'm reading all over the redhat website about how I can use Kickstart Configurator in RHEL by running /usr/sbin/system-config-kickstart. or choosing it from the menus in the GUI. Well, it's not anywhere on the systems of RHEL 5.3 that I've been installing. I've tried installing from the DVD again with ALL packages and options and still I can't find this file. Any ideas? Best Regards
Hi Falko, this is what is so puzzling [root@localhost /]# updatedb [root@localhost /]# locate system-config-kickstart /usr/share/icons/Bluecurve/16x16/apps/system-config-kickstart.png /usr/share/icons/Bluecurve/24x24/apps/system-config-kickstart.png /usr/share/icons/Bluecurve/32x32/apps/system-config-kickstart.png /usr/share/icons/Bluecurve/36x36/apps/system-config-kickstart.png /usr/share/icons/Bluecurve/48x48/apps/system-config-kickstart.png [root@localhost /]# This is on the 32bit and 64bit versions of 5.3. I install from CD and from pxe, i've even tried the cd setup with ALL packages. Cheers
[root@localhost /]# yum whatprovides "*/system-config-kickstart" Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security This system is not registered with RHN. RHN support will be disabled. No Matches found not sure what RHN is, but I'm pretty sure I can register with it if I need to.
It is the redhat network, since you are not registered you can not get updates, so yum will not provide you with correct infomation. Is your copy of RHEL legal ? The command is found in the rpm package system-config-kickstart
as far as I know. I work for a very very large computer company that I'm sure bought RHEL. They tell me we have a support contract, maybe I'll call them and see if they know where the configurator went. Cheers
You say you installed all the packages on the DVD what is the output of the command Code: rpm -ql system-config-kickstart
[root@localhost /]# rpm -ql system-config-kickstart package system-config-kickstart is not installed [root@localhost /]# So I booted into the GUI and selected add/remove software from the application menu. In the package manager, under list and I select All packages. Every package is checked in the box and has a green check next to it. there are no packages in that list than are not checked. That is why assumed I had everything installed. Is there another way to make sure everything is installed? Cheers
oh, because I can't find the package by itself. I can't find anything that says kickstart configurator or anything that would hint at being the right package. so I just installed everything with the hope that it would install it.
I honestly don't know, we downloaded the iso from redhat. I'll talk to the group manager on monday, he's out today, and see if I can call redhat or download the iso again. Thanks for your help, I'll post what I come up with here.
Is your ISO for the client or the server edition of RHEL ? am guessing if you are using a client iso the package will be missing.
I'm certain it's the server version. We downloaded the file from Redhat rhel-server-5.3-x86_64-dvd.iso and it has a /server directory on it.
I tried this morning. It seems no system-config-kickstart package available on desktop. However, you need to install it on server via yum install system-config-kickstart. Please check 1. Does your system can do yum update 2. Do rhn_register to make sure your system has register to rhn server Good luck, Edward
I tested if you really cannot use yum install kickstart. You can download these two packages 1.pykickstart-0.43.3-1 2.system-config-kickstart-2.6.19.8-2 Then manual install them rpm -ivh pykickstart-0.43.3-1 rpm -ivh system-config-kickstart-2.6.19.8-2 After that you will be able to see kickstart via click applications/system tools/kickstart Cheers, Edward
