On 2017-01-02 08:47, Tom H wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 6:42 AM, jdow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> On 2017-01-02 01:35, David Sommerseth wrote:
>>>
>>> Anaconda is the installer. To be honest, I've never understood why
>>> anaconda needs to be installed on a final production server. The
>>> production boxes I have where firewalld is uninstalled also have no
>>> anaconda installed. And these boxes do get their proper updates
>>> through yum regardless.
>>
>> It's not involved with system maintenance past the initial
>> installation? I had the impression it was intimately involved with the
>> system's overall configuration including updates. But, I must admit
>> that it's not something I have dug into in any serious way. Thanks for
>> the suggestion. I'll keep this option in mind. This is good to know.
>
> I don't have anaconda installed on any RHEL or RHEL clone system - and
> never have.

So I erased it with this fascinating transaction report excerpt:
Running transaction
   Erasing    : initial-setup-gui-0.3.9.30-1.el7.x86_64                      1/7
warning: file 
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/gui/spokes/eula.pyo: remove 
failed: No such file or directory
warning: file 
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/gui/spokes/eula.pyc: remove 
failed: No such file or directory
warning: file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/gui/spokes/eula.py: 
remove failed: No such file or directory
warning: file 
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/gui/spokes/eula.glade: remove 
failed: No such file or directory
   Erasing    : anaconda-gui-21.48.22.56-1.sl7.1.x86_64                      2/7
   Erasing    : initial-setup-0.3.9.30-1.el7.x86_64                          3/7
warning: file 
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/eula.pyo: remove 
failed: No such file or directory
warning: file 
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/eula.pyc: remove 
failed: No such file or directory
warning: file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/eula.py: 
remove failed: No such file or directory
   Erasing    : anaconda-core-21.48.22.56-1.sl7.1.x86_64                     4/7
   Erasing    : anaconda-tui-21.48.22.56-1.sl7.1.x86_64                      5/7
   Erasing    : firewall-config-0.4.3.2-8.el7.noarch                         6/7
   Erasing    : firewalld-0.4.3.2-8.el7.noarch                               7/7
warning: /etc/firewalld/lockdown-whitelist.xml saved as 
/etc/firewalld/lockdown-whitelist.xml.rpmsave

That smells amusing and puzzling but not dangerous to me.

Thanks for the information.

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