RHBA-2010:0314 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated firstboot packages that fix a bug are now available.

Description

The firstboot utility runs after installation. It guides the user through
a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.

These updated packages address the following issue:

• Clicking [Change Network Configuration] from firstboot's network

configuration page launched a separate network configuration window. If the
user then clicked [Forward] on the still-visible main window, the separate
configuration window became hidden behind the full-screen main window.

Further mouse-clicks would be ineffectual and it could appear to the user
that the system had become unresponsive. It was necessary to use the
alt+tab keys to reveal the hidden configuration window.

Code has been added to the networking.py source file to modify the
behavior of the network configuration and main windows. Now the
configuration window will stay on top if the user clicks outside its
boundary. (BZ#511984)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this
issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 511984 - [Stratus 5.5 bug] UI appears locked (network configuration)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)