- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0816 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
initscripts bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated initscripts packages that fix several bugs and add multiple enhancements
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The initscripts package contains system scripts for booting your system,
changing runlevels, activating and deactivating most network interfaces, and
shutting the system down cleanly.
These updated initscript 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/initscripts.html#RHBA-2012-0816
Users of initscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs and add these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the 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 for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 721010 - Ifup-aliases (ifconfig) becomes slower in proportion to the amount of networks with vlans
- BZ - 754984 - Missing apcupsd support in halt script
- BZ - 757637 - using 'service' with locale 'ms_MY.utf8' produce errors
- BZ - 760018 - cifs only network mounts causes pause in shutdown
- BZ - 786404 - Save entropy during system install
- BZ - 787107 - "ifdown-eth: line 69: echo: write error: Invalid argument" when making a bonding device down
- BZ - 802119 - service network start shows error messages
CVEs
(none)
References
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| x86_64 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8aa08f05d150bbd39bdc97c4c141fbbb4f74afc5da5d9b08766ca95138ede1ca |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a64d8335995728ee8ac8f1651654280055603b26f40518181eae570dba3e6405 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| i386 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 28875ae987ff7779f80f4d8acca7bd78c37b49274f4569dc932a92c472a8c3f6 |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 66adc389cdce3c40fda6d70bb660aa3c9e6114b5e99585bb8b3d41f2e41c0f92 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| x86_64 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8aa08f05d150bbd39bdc97c4c141fbbb4f74afc5da5d9b08766ca95138ede1ca |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a64d8335995728ee8ac8f1651654280055603b26f40518181eae570dba3e6405 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| i386 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 28875ae987ff7779f80f4d8acca7bd78c37b49274f4569dc932a92c472a8c3f6 |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 66adc389cdce3c40fda6d70bb660aa3c9e6114b5e99585bb8b3d41f2e41c0f92 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| x86_64 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8aa08f05d150bbd39bdc97c4c141fbbb4f74afc5da5d9b08766ca95138ede1ca |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a64d8335995728ee8ac8f1651654280055603b26f40518181eae570dba3e6405 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| i386 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 28875ae987ff7779f80f4d8acca7bd78c37b49274f4569dc932a92c472a8c3f6 |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 66adc389cdce3c40fda6d70bb660aa3c9e6114b5e99585bb8b3d41f2e41c0f92 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| s390x | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: e3fc2eb92c431dc0874a67a88a43709468d82e2e1eb40f218de52ec106fb3d3c |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: bf6c335d434644411511a5d2bfe3edd90d50359e4f1bea9c8b5ff880bd7960bc |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 740b1bcc84fe91ae4bcc1a0d6fadf78735c8e1f753e37c394b7450f54a315ebc |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 740b1bcc84fe91ae4bcc1a0d6fadf78735c8e1f753e37c394b7450f54a315ebc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| ppc64 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 5af843cd85043a1a9227b4fdc29d15ed7d40d5afe0f2b681b4cce6f7da06eb42 |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: cb40a12fa028562a31f11f9e1fa6eed9c1de94e93e23110c8bc245f0c0b72df4 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: e31b5331d85b5fe5f3e5ba9b66b8ddf6e21c505468b01c23faf269ab173de214 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: e31b5331d85b5fe5f3e5ba9b66b8ddf6e21c505468b01c23faf269ab173de214 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| x86_64 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8aa08f05d150bbd39bdc97c4c141fbbb4f74afc5da5d9b08766ca95138ede1ca |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a64d8335995728ee8ac8f1651654280055603b26f40518181eae570dba3e6405 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 73388e26cfd744af4d6392bc368823a99e2cd457303f3d2d04c2c99264400dff |
| x86_64 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8aa08f05d150bbd39bdc97c4c141fbbb4f74afc5da5d9b08766ca95138ede1ca |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a64d8335995728ee8ac8f1651654280055603b26f40518181eae570dba3e6405 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8f4afba27bbc404bffba309239462f108ad183e10f07f56be281343773c4a545 |
| i386 | |
| debugmode-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 28875ae987ff7779f80f4d8acca7bd78c37b49274f4569dc932a92c472a8c3f6 |
| initscripts-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 66adc389cdce3c40fda6d70bb660aa3c9e6114b5e99585bb8b3d41f2e41c0f92 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
| initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.31-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 173c23f6fa522320c3bb5a9aedb9d53246ac7a2d8dffdaea573b5a9399bed2a6 |
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