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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2014:1541 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1541 - Bug Fix Advisory

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Synopsis

pykickstart bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An updated pykickstart package that fixes one bug and adds two enhancements is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The pykickstart package contains a python library for manipulating kickstart
files.

The pykickstart package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.74.15, which
provides one bug fix and one enhancement over the previous version. This version
of pykickstart, or higher, is required for the latest version of Anaconda to
work properly. (BZ#1108543)

Additionally, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • The pykickstart package has been modified to support installation of Docker

images in Anaconda. (BZ#1125410)

Users of pykickstart are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug and adds 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 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
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 1108543 - new anaconda requires pykickstart >= 1.74.15

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
i386
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
i386
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
i386
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
i386
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
s390x
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
ppc64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
i386
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
s390x
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c
i386
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: beeba7334c2de38360930fd8e572366ae58ba4d6343f9c9a163256496fd5b2c1
s390x
pykickstart-1.74.16-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d181cac02424b3c3aac96cf1c6aea130b97caaad658f7ae27a0ad0ecc882975c

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