Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:1300 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2013-09-30
Updated:
2013-09-30

RHBA-2013:1300 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

initscripts bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated initscripts packages that fix several bugs and add one enhancement are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The initscripts packages contain basic system scripts to boot the system, change
runlevels, activate and deactivate most network interfaces, and shut the system
down cleanly.

These updated initscripts packages include numerous bug fixes and various
enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory.
Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 Technical Notes for
information on the most significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.10_Technical_Notes/initscripts.html#RHBA-2013-1300

All users of initscripts are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
provide numerous bug fixes and one enhancement.

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/site/articles/11258

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 - 636861 - halt fails due to hwclock failure
  • BZ - 860252 - ifup script can't reconize bridge device name "brbond0.XX"
  • BZ - 862597 - Description of kernel.msgmax and kernel.msgmnb wrong in /etc/sysctl.conf

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: d01da90d5422ed0aa4a441de4bd5a376e80a36283b43187489bca40905fe705e
x86_64
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a10c8ca304f0542c31a168197d602701634472ef2f7f3ae5b930465cec1d6e74
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 09044a28e8606d2a7106092000ed55919d347c925a1839fce6e20ec253d778cb
ia64
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: c424339f42d85b41627628241447c98158215cf8a2d4c765ec7aa5f4a1f44df8
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: ead5306f927844d67d1625efe870a2439d8356230551adf1d53fdcd3bab8c1f1
i386
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9429d0cef54f44b1e07e3073f385a50b5d4d47726fd2d438644b5dfc4f682f52
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 17f72f79e93234b02b3754ead8719fd3a381af760e574e425beb2f2b9a1bd5be

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: d01da90d5422ed0aa4a441de4bd5a376e80a36283b43187489bca40905fe705e
x86_64
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a10c8ca304f0542c31a168197d602701634472ef2f7f3ae5b930465cec1d6e74
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 09044a28e8606d2a7106092000ed55919d347c925a1839fce6e20ec253d778cb
i386
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9429d0cef54f44b1e07e3073f385a50b5d4d47726fd2d438644b5dfc4f682f52
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 17f72f79e93234b02b3754ead8719fd3a381af760e574e425beb2f2b9a1bd5be

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: d01da90d5422ed0aa4a441de4bd5a376e80a36283b43187489bca40905fe705e
x86_64
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a10c8ca304f0542c31a168197d602701634472ef2f7f3ae5b930465cec1d6e74
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 09044a28e8606d2a7106092000ed55919d347c925a1839fce6e20ec253d778cb
i386
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9429d0cef54f44b1e07e3073f385a50b5d4d47726fd2d438644b5dfc4f682f52
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 17f72f79e93234b02b3754ead8719fd3a381af760e574e425beb2f2b9a1bd5be

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: d01da90d5422ed0aa4a441de4bd5a376e80a36283b43187489bca40905fe705e
s390x
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ddb96798af0fac6f1bd222233682c58547ba65df48c4815ece697a38fc55364c
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3f423a1b17774a952a71d733e10895ee52486a1b1a089c151f0a7161785b700e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: d01da90d5422ed0aa4a441de4bd5a376e80a36283b43187489bca40905fe705e
ppc
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 4c3091e9633410adf068e2c5932d3b9642a0eee0a0e893cd66aedb6212cd76a6
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 501efc167d089162b12d94316c8157dae22fff3e7ce69d4a5c2a3a0c7eb2e319

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: d01da90d5422ed0aa4a441de4bd5a376e80a36283b43187489bca40905fe705e
x86_64
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a10c8ca304f0542c31a168197d602701634472ef2f7f3ae5b930465cec1d6e74
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 09044a28e8606d2a7106092000ed55919d347c925a1839fce6e20ec253d778cb
i386
initscripts-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9429d0cef54f44b1e07e3073f385a50b5d4d47726fd2d438644b5dfc4f682f52
initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.44-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 17f72f79e93234b02b3754ead8719fd3a381af760e574e425beb2f2b9a1bd5be

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