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8.7. abrt
Updated abrt packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The abrt packages provide the Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.
Bug Fix
- BZ#1084467
- Previously, kernel oops messages were deleted by ABRT, and thus the user was not sufficiently informed about the kernel behavior. With this update, kernel oops messages are kept and also supplemented by an explanation. The previous behavior can be restored in the newly created /etc/abrt/plugins/oops.conf file (man abrt-oops.conf).
In addition, this update adds the following
Enhancement
- BZ#989530
- With this update, ABRT messages include machine host name.
Users of abrt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug and add this enhancement.

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