Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2005:328 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2005-06-09
Updated:
2005-06-09

RHBA-2005:328 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

mkinitrd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An updated mkinitrd package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Description

The mkinitrd utility creates file system images for use as initial ramdisk
(initrd) images.

The following issues have been adressed:

  • - Initialization of Logical Volumes does not properly handle clustered

volumes.

All users of mkinitrd should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

  • BZ - 151172 - Updating kernel on node with lvm root vols renders machine unbootable if you have clustered lvm.

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.src.rpm SHA-256: 45318128fa8e60f023cc549e97aa716ac17e82aaf65947f102803fe0952bfc81
x86_64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4e87750afb8f96fe11c9817e93d9af62fb352a2e6cdfd2c02b8dca0d8c6fcbfe
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4e87750afb8f96fe11c9817e93d9af62fb352a2e6cdfd2c02b8dca0d8c6fcbfe
ia64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: a4f7632bb9c6e4aab5d4a95e9c6b4bfa95e2323a28dc6134e1c8f8cfc5daacb3
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: a4f7632bb9c6e4aab5d4a95e9c6b4bfa95e2323a28dc6134e1c8f8cfc5daacb3
i386
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5d479b8c3548f32ba3c2a3341ca6056eba235945cb098d4d96bff9f9dd2973df
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5d479b8c3548f32ba3c2a3341ca6056eba235945cb098d4d96bff9f9dd2973df

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.src.rpm SHA-256: 45318128fa8e60f023cc549e97aa716ac17e82aaf65947f102803fe0952bfc81
x86_64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4e87750afb8f96fe11c9817e93d9af62fb352a2e6cdfd2c02b8dca0d8c6fcbfe
ia64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: a4f7632bb9c6e4aab5d4a95e9c6b4bfa95e2323a28dc6134e1c8f8cfc5daacb3
i386
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5d479b8c3548f32ba3c2a3341ca6056eba235945cb098d4d96bff9f9dd2973df

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.src.rpm SHA-256: 45318128fa8e60f023cc549e97aa716ac17e82aaf65947f102803fe0952bfc81
x86_64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4e87750afb8f96fe11c9817e93d9af62fb352a2e6cdfd2c02b8dca0d8c6fcbfe
i386
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5d479b8c3548f32ba3c2a3341ca6056eba235945cb098d4d96bff9f9dd2973df

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.src.rpm SHA-256: 45318128fa8e60f023cc549e97aa716ac17e82aaf65947f102803fe0952bfc81
s390x
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e8ba50d7f341321bc13451e8447d41a73cf27ffd5dddc0525f0a3f94d514567b
s390
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.s390.rpm SHA-256: 0a343501f4c62c382ac098b6a49208b175aca0bf0c5157ff271ebf98db27877f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.src.rpm SHA-256: 45318128fa8e60f023cc549e97aa716ac17e82aaf65947f102803fe0952bfc81
ppc
mkinitrd-4.2.1.3-1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 5947875c8fff1e89c410c3927ef2cb3e922dc2a937b17d6236bacb95c50fd127

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