How to prevent Anaconda to always set locale and keyboard ?

[woprandi]

When I build iso file with bootc-image-builder, if I don't specify lang and keyboard in the kickstart file, Anaconda seems to specifically override with default values : the /root/anaconda-ks.cfg contains default values for keyboard and locale (en_US) and seems generated by Anaconda itself during install
However, the image already has locale and keyboard configured.
It will also remove any pre-existing user directory in /home (I don't know exactly why).
This force to duplicate config in image and kickstart file to get correct post-install state.
Anaconda also refuse to auto-install without specify root password or create user (reported here https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441928)
Is it possible to prevent that ?

[achilleas-k]

I think you can get around both issues by disabling the Anaconda modules responsible for each one.
https://osbuild.org/docs/user-guide/blueprint-reference/#anaconda-modules

If you disable users and localization, you should get the behaviour you need, where Anaconda wont block on the lack of user and wont try to do anything related to localization (keyboard and lang).

[woprandi]

I confirm Anaconda no longer blocks without l10n and users modules .
There are no longer lang/keyboard in the /root/anaconda-ks.cfg file post-install... but locale/keyboard are still overriden.

[achilleas-k]

There should be an anaconda log on the system and it must have logged the setting. Can you check if there's any useful information there about why it set/changed locale?

[woprandi]

I have multiple "setting locale to en_US.UTF-8". I don't know what correspond to the locale of the system. I didn't see any reason why it is set

journal.log

Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora anaconda[2208]: anaconda: localization: setting locale to: en_US.UTF-8
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Boss[2275]: INFO:anaconda.modules.boss.boss:Setting locale of all modules to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Boss[2275]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8. 
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Boss[2275]: INFO:anaconda.modules.boss.module_manager.module_manager:Setting locale of all modules to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Services[2292]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Security[2294]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Runtime[2290]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Payloads[2297]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[2303]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
Mar 02 15:12:28 fedora org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Network[2305]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.

storage.log

DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.

syslog

syslog:15:12:28,517 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Boss:INFO:anaconda.modules.boss.boss:Setting locale of all modules to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,517 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Boss:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,517 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Boss:INFO:anaconda.modules.boss.module_manager.module_manager:Setting locale of all modules to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,518 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Services:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,519 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Security:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,519 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Runtime:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,520 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Payloads:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,520 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.
syslog:15:12:28,521 WARNING org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Network:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.

packaging.log

packaging.log:DEBUG:anaconda.modules.common.base.base:Locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.

[achilleas-k]

Seems like that's the Anaconda default, but I would expect disabling the module would stop it from applying. It's possible this isn't something that can be avoided with the installer. You might have to open an issue with them about this.

[woprandi]

I asked here : rhinstaller/anaconda#6946