Hi,
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Problem Statement : **Unable to setup network during first-boot while setting up SLES-12-SP3.
**Default Network Manager In use : **Network/Wicked
Background:
We have created a virtual appliance (OVF format) using KIWI tool based on SLES-12-SP3. Following is the default first boot configuration.
<?xml version=“1.0”?>
<productDefines xmlns=“http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns” xmlns:config=“http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns”>
<textdomain>firstboot</textdomain>
<globals>
<!-- The default value of "Automatic Login" checkbox -->
<enable_autologin config:type="boolean">false</enable_autologin>
<automatic_configuration config:type="list">
<!--
Configure printer (needs configured network for net-detection)
-->
<ac_step>
<text_id>ac_label_2</text_id>
<icon>yast-hwinfo</icon>
<type>proposals</type>
<ac_items config:type="list">
<ac_item>printer</ac_item>
</ac_items>
</ac_step>
</automatic_configuration>
</globals>
<proposals config:type="list">
<proposal>
<name>firstboot_hardware</name>
<mode>installation</mode>
<stage>firstboot</stage>
<label>Hardware Configuration</label>
<proposal_modules config:type="list">
<proposal_module>printer</proposal_module>
</proposal_modules>
</proposal>
</proposals>
<workflows config:type="list">
<workflow>
<defaults>
<enable_back>yes</enable_back>
<enable_next>yes</enable_next>
<archs>all</archs>
</defaults>
<stage>firstboot</stage>
<label>Configuration</label>
<mode>installation</mode>
<modules config:type="list">
<module>
<label>Network Autosetup</label>
<name>firstboot_setup_dhcp</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Keyboard Layout</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
<name>firstboot_keyboard</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Welcome</label>
<name>firstboot_welcome</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>License Agreement</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
<name>firstboot_license_novell</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Host Name</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
<name>firstboot_hostname</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Network</label>
<!-- this step only restarts service 'network' -->
<name>firstboot_network_write</name>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
</module>
<module>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
<name>firstboot_ssh</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Network</label>
<name>inst_lan</name>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
</module>
<module>
<label>Automatic Configuration</label>
<name>inst_automatic_configuration</name>
<enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
</module>
<module>
<label>Time and Date</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
<name>firstboot_timezone</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>NTP Client</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
<name>firstboot_ntp</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Desktop</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
<name>firstboot_desktop</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Network</label>
<name>inst_lan</name>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
</module>
<module>
<label>Root Password</label>
<enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
<name>firstboot_root</name>
</module>
<module>
<label>Hardware</label>
<name>inst_proposal</name>
<enabled config:type="boolean">false</enabled>
<proposal>firstboot_hardware</proposal>
</module>
<module>
<label>Finish Setup</label>
<name>firstboot_write</name>
<enable_back>no</enable_back>
<enable_next>no</enable_next>
</module>
<module>
<label>Finish Setup</label>
<name>inst_congratulate</name>
</module>
</modules>
</workflow>
</workflows>
<texts>
<!--
Labels used during Automatic Configuration: use "text_id" from "ac_step"
-->
<ac_label_1><label>Configuring network...</label></ac_label_1>
<ac_label_2><label>Configuring hardware...</label></ac_label_2>
</texts>
</productDefines>
So, as part of the configured first-boot workflow, we are able to navigate across all the modules/screens. But the network setup screen doesn’t show up.
However after first-boot, by logging into the VM, and re-opening the Yast, we are able to navigate and setup the network.
So our doubt is why we are not able to setup the Network during the First-boot despite the network module is enabled in the first-boot workflow.
Regards,
Naresh.