RHBA-2011:0103 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated system-config-lvm package that fixes several bugs is now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

system-config-lvm is a utility for graphically configuring logical volumes.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, using the system-config-lvm utility to edit the

properties of a logical volume may have changed the order of lines in the
/etc/fstab file. To prevent potential errors upon a subsequent system startup,
system-config-lvm has been updated to preserve the original line order.
(BZ#548057)

• Under certain circumstances, an attempt to remove a snapshot of a logical

volume may have failed with an error. With this update, an upstream patch to
target this issue has been applied, and such snapshots can now be removed as
expected. (BZ#567464)

• Due to an error in the implementation, deactivating an existing snapshot of a

logical volume rendered the system-config-lvm utility unable to start. This
error no longer occurs, and unused snapshots no longer prevent the utility from
starting. (BZ#569498)

• Due to the use of incorrect utilities, system-config-lvm was unable to resize

ext4 partitions. This error has been fixed, and system-config-lvm now correctly
uses the ext4 utilities. (BZ#571995)

• When running a non-English translation of the application, the initial window

was not completely translated and still contained English messages. With this
update, the underlying source code has been corrected to respect the
localization settings, and all messages are now translated as expected.
(BZ#578827)

• Previously, extending a logical volume may have caused the relevant line in

the /etc/fstab file to be duplicated. This no longer occurs, and /etc/fstab is
now processed as expected. (BZ#586553)

• Prior to this update, an attempt to adjust the size of a logical volume

failed, and a traceback was written to standard error. With this update, the
size changes are applied, and relevant volumes are correctly remounted.
(BZ#586555)

Users of system-config-lvm are advised to 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.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/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 - 548057 - s-c-lvm should not change order in /etc/fstab
• BZ - 567464 - Get an error when you remove the snapshot logical volume
• BZ - 569498 - Unable to start system-config-lvm
• BZ - 571995 - system-config-lvm ext4 resizing is broken
• BZ - 578827 - Localization problem
• BZ - 586553 - extending a logical volume creates a duplicate entry in /etc/fstab
• BZ - 586555 - Modification of volume size fails
• BZ - 605649 - system-config-lvm spec file cleanups

CVEs

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References

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