On 3/1/07, John Hawley <jhawley at hissingdragon.net> wrote: > Hey, > > I've got this old HP Pavilion that I'm trying to do a Debian network > install on. I've got it PXE booting fine off my tftp server, but when > it gets to the point of doing the 'base system' install it bombs with a > debootstrap error that says 'Release file signed by unknown key' and > won't let me proceed (this is etch). > > I realize that there are various ways to fix this on a system that is > already running, but my options seem limited with the minimal install > environment here. Anyone know a work around? Disable the security? > Find the proper key? > > I should be able to run debootstrap manually from a different tty if I > knew what the syntax might be. > > ... something along these lines? > wget http://ftp-master.debian.org/ziyi_key_2006.asc (there doesn't seem > to be a 2007 one.) > debootstrap --keyring=?? ... ?? I ran into a problem like this recently. My nfsroot (that was used for performing the install) had root squash on like normal, but the keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg) was root owned with restrictive permissions, so the client could not read it. Jay -- Jay Kline http://www.slushpupie.com/