RHBA-2015:0407 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated initial-setup packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The initial-setup packages add the initial-setup utility, which runs after
installation. It guides the user through a series of steps that allows for
easier configuration of the machine.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, the el7.x86_64 version of the initial-setup packages incorrectly

required the firstboot(windowmanager) dependency. As a consequence, inital-setup
could not be installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Compute Node variant,
because the variant does not include a GUI. This update fixes the dependencies
of the initial-setup packages by moving the firstboot(windowmanager) dependency
to the initial-setup-gui subpackage. As a result, the initial-setup packages are
now available on the RHEL 7 Compute Node variant, as well as other relevant
non-GUI environments. (BZ#999464)

• Due to errors in a number of scripts in the /etc/profile.d/ directory,

initial-setup previously failed to start in on IBM System z architecture if the
user logged in via SSH. These errors have been fixed and in the described
scenario, initial-setup now starts as expected. (BZ#1180576)

• A typographical error in the file name of the /var/lib/initial-setup file has

been corrected. (BZ#1119166)

• The link to the upstream website in the initial-setup spec file previously led

to the wiki page of the deprecated firstboot program. With this update, an
upstream wiki page for initial-setup has been created and the link in the spec
file has been corrected. (BZ#1152229)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

• In order to provide debugging information for the user, initial-setup now

sends more extensive error messages to the system log if an error or a failure
occurs. (BZ#1153768)

• The initial-setup README file has been enhanced with new content. (BZ#1110178)
• The "LOCALIZATION" header in the Initial Setup GUI has been renamed to

"LICENSING" to better describe the content under it. (BZ#1039677)

Users of initial-setup 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64

Fixes

• BZ - 1039677 - Consider changing/removing Localization category header that License Agreement lives under
• BZ - 1110178 - No documentation in initial-setup package
• BZ - 1119166 - /var/lib/inital-setup should be /var/lib/initial-setup
• BZ - 1153768 - Provide more debug output on errors
• BZ - 1154656 - initial-setup specifies wiki as upstream which does not contain link to sources
• BZ - 1180576 - initial-setup doesn't start after login via ssh on s390x

CVEs

(none)

References

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