Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0782 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

anaconda bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated anaconda package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The anaconda package contains portions of the Anaconda installation program that
can be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation options.

These updated anaconda packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are
directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on
the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.3_Technical_Notes/anaconda.html#RHBA-2012-0782

All users of anaconda are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
provide numerous bug fixes and enhancements.

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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 663647 - [RFE] Support allocation of space to be left unused in a LVM volume group
  • BZ - 736457 - linuxrc fails to read CMS config file on a z/VM guest with one CPU
  • BZ - 772970 - linuxrc.s390 show_parms does not write valid syntax

CVEs

(none)

References

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6814618381d946f4416279f2ede823f1b317da455dd6d5c16b21cf4835a03a8a
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: df194b40f782ddd0002b55f4f8ef7f7ef580c292095969b6e621b3c5a40112e4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: adc138b17dd1d8c5b76ce42aa31944197ba26173ac64696716bf3d4c11895f6f
i386
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d107bc11a6f30d430357cb606f26b2f03de55e78d664135dac9e73bc671405a4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 51aa393ccac4bffc53b63fa9a06318627355f38fc43ba6c252bdef9e86ce0504

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6814618381d946f4416279f2ede823f1b317da455dd6d5c16b21cf4835a03a8a
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: df194b40f782ddd0002b55f4f8ef7f7ef580c292095969b6e621b3c5a40112e4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: adc138b17dd1d8c5b76ce42aa31944197ba26173ac64696716bf3d4c11895f6f
i386
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d107bc11a6f30d430357cb606f26b2f03de55e78d664135dac9e73bc671405a4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 51aa393ccac4bffc53b63fa9a06318627355f38fc43ba6c252bdef9e86ce0504

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6814618381d946f4416279f2ede823f1b317da455dd6d5c16b21cf4835a03a8a
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: df194b40f782ddd0002b55f4f8ef7f7ef580c292095969b6e621b3c5a40112e4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: adc138b17dd1d8c5b76ce42aa31944197ba26173ac64696716bf3d4c11895f6f
i386
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d107bc11a6f30d430357cb606f26b2f03de55e78d664135dac9e73bc671405a4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 51aa393ccac4bffc53b63fa9a06318627355f38fc43ba6c252bdef9e86ce0504

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6814618381d946f4416279f2ede823f1b317da455dd6d5c16b21cf4835a03a8a
s390x
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 99eb05150d87c37520699752c498b577fc689ead740e814da1faf156eea9194c
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 31f7666e7497c8998e290cc8131d00d59ba527e67636cd84905afa19e988d936

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6814618381d946f4416279f2ede823f1b317da455dd6d5c16b21cf4835a03a8a
ppc64
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 3c2734d9adb8773c19011bacec5f4db94f04370b5c4b061110a2a52b090e3159
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8527c9d41c12c80253323fb63cd832fe437800379a82242e0acd289977f6261a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6814618381d946f4416279f2ede823f1b317da455dd6d5c16b21cf4835a03a8a
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: df194b40f782ddd0002b55f4f8ef7f7ef580c292095969b6e621b3c5a40112e4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: adc138b17dd1d8c5b76ce42aa31944197ba26173ac64696716bf3d4c11895f6f
i386
anaconda-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d107bc11a6f30d430357cb606f26b2f03de55e78d664135dac9e73bc671405a4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.176-1.el6_3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 51aa393ccac4bffc53b63fa9a06318627355f38fc43ba6c252bdef9e86ce0504

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