We can't let the user install to the usb key holding their live image without causing significant trouble. So blacklist that dev --- storage/udev.py | 9 +++++++++ 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/storage/udev.py b/storage/udev.py index e8e8246..808ee29 100644 --- a/storage/udev.py +++ b/storage/udev.py @@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ def __is_blacklisted_blockdev(dev_name): """Is this a blockdev we never want for an install?""" if dev_name.startswith("loop") or dev_name.startswith("ram"): return True + # FIXME: the backing dev for the live image can't be used as an + # install target. note that this is a little bit of a hack + # since we're assuming that /dev/live will exist + if os.path.exists("/dev/live") and \ + stat.S_ISBLK(os.stat("/dev/live")[stat.ST_MODE]): + livetarget = os.path.realpath("/dev/live") + if livetarget.startswith(dev_name): + log.info("%s looks to be the live device; ignoring" % (dev_name,)) + return True return False -- 1.6.1 _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list