If the /mnt/sysimage is mounted from a systemd distro, /mnt/sysimage/etc/mtab is linked to /proc/mount and can not be written, exception is thrown upon close(). Related: rhbz#730714 --- rescue.py | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/rescue.py b/rescue.py index f2c9c64..dbae8bd 100644 --- a/rescue.py +++ b/rescue.py @@ -138,18 +138,21 @@ class RescueInterface(InstallInterfaceBase): # XXX grub-install is stupid and uses df output to figure out # things when installing grub. make /etc/mtab be at least -# moderately useful. +# moderately useful. def makeMtab(instPath, storage): try: f = open(instPath + "/etc/mtab", "w+") - except IOError, e: - log.info("failed to open /etc/mtab for write: %s" % e) - return - - try: f.write(storage.mtab) + except IOError as e: + log.info("failed to write /etc/mtab: %s" % e) finally: - f.close() + try: + # if this file is a symlink to /proc/mounts, as it is in F16, the + # close will raise an exception. + f.close() + except Exception as e: + log.info("error closing /etc/mtab: %s" % e) + pass def makeFStab(instPath = ""): if os.access("/proc/mounts", os.R_OK): -- 1.7.6 _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list