Oracle Linux 7.5 Kickstart Install Fails with "sed: can't read /etc/system-release: No such file or directory" (Doc ID 2391987.1)

Last updated on APRIL 02, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.5 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

On Oracle Linux 7 Update 5, installing via Kickstart fails with the below error:

sed: can't read /etc/system-release: No such file or directory

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