cobbler system remove --name=sysname breaks the cobbler

[Jaganathan, Selvakumar]

Hi there,

I ran the below command to remove system in cobbler version 1.6.6

[root@cobbler-server ~]# cobbler system remove --name=systemname
[root@cobbler-server ~]#

Then, when I add the system, I get the below errors.
[root@cobbler-server ~]# cobbler system add --name=systemname --profile=rhel5-test
--hostname=systemname --netboot-enabled=0 --interface=eth0 --ip=xxxxxxxx --static=1
--subnet=255.255.255.0 --gateway=xxxxxxx --kopts="ksdevice=eth0 ip=xxxxxxxx
netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=xxxxxxxx"

[Errno 21] Is a directory
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 83, in main
    rc = BootCLI().run(sys.argv)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 45, in
__init__
    self.api = api.BootAPI(is_cobblerd=False)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 110, in
__init__
    self.deserialize()

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 623, in
deserialize
    return self._config.deserialize()

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/config.py", line 213, in
deserialize
    serializer.deserialize(self._profiles)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/serializer.py", line 135, in
deserialize
    rc = storage_module.deserialize(obj,topological)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/serializer_catalog.py",
line 176, in deserialize
    datastruct = deserialize_raw(obj.collection_type())

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/serializer_catalog.py",
line 142, in deserialize_raw
    fd = open(f)

[root@cobbler-server ~]#


I am not able to run any cobbler, I get the above error messages.

Appreciate your help on this.

Thanks,
Selva



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[Scott Henson]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:20:14 -0400, "Jaganathan, Selvakumar"
<selvakumar.jaganathan(a)jpmchase.com&gt; wrote:
>  Hi there,
>  
>  I ran the below command to remove system in cobbler version 1.6.6 
Is there a reason you haven't upgraded to 2.0.x yet?

>  [root@cobbler-server ~]# cobbler system remove --name=systemname
>  [root@cobbler-server ~]#
>  
>  Then, when I add the system, I get the below errors.
>  [root@cobbler-server ~]# cobbler system add --name=systemname --profile=rhel5-test
> --hostname=systemname --netboot-enabled=0 --interface=eth0 --ip=xxxxxxxx --static=1
> --subnet=255.255.255.0 --gateway=xxxxxxx --kopts="ksdevice=eth0 ip=xxxxxxxx
> netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=xxxxxxxx"
>  
>  [Errno 21] Is a directory
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 83, in main
>      rc = BootCLI().run(sys.argv)
>  
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 45, in
> __init__
>      self.api = api.BootAPI(is_cobblerd=False)
>  
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 110, in
> __init__
>      self.deserialize()
>  
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 623, in
> deserialize
>      return self._config.deserialize()
>  
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/config.py", line 213, in
> deserialize
>      serializer.deserialize(self._profiles)
>  
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/serializer.py", line 135, in
> deserialize
>      rc = storage_module.deserialize(obj,topological)
>  
>    File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/serializer_catalog.py", line
> 176, in deserialize
>      datastruct = deserialize_raw(obj.collection_type())
>  
>    File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/serializer_catalog.py", line
> 142, in deserialize_raw
>      fd = open(f)
>  
>  [root@cobbler-server ~]#
>  
>  
>  I am not able to run any cobbler, I get the above error messages.
>  
>  Appreciate your help on this. 
Can you give me a directory listing of /var/lib/cobbler/config? Thanks.

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