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Oracle Linux: Getting Error While Doing the Kickstart Installation Fails with "ValueError: name already in use" (Doc ID 2914069.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 09, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.9 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [5.4.17] and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Installing Oracle Linux 7 using the kickstart installation method and it fails just before the partitioning with the following report.

An unknown error has occured, look at the /tmp/anaconda-tb* file(s) for more details

Changes

Trying to reimage Oracle Linux 6.10 servers with Oracle Linux 7.9 using PXE boot.

Cause

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