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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2015:1296 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1296 - Bug Fix Advisory

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  • Updated Packages

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.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, the pykickstart utility did not enforce using both the "--size="

and "--grow=" options at the same time, which was required by anaconda. As a
consequence, the installation failed to complete and the following misleading
error message was returned:

ERROR : Unable to create new logical volume with no extents

With this update, pykickstart enforces using both "--size=" and "--grow=" at the
same time, and, if the installation fails, displays a clear message that the
kickstart file needs to be modified. (BZ#995443)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

  • This update fixes a typographical error in an error message returned when

using the "autopart" and "part" utilities at the same time. (BZ#1017061)

  • The "clearpart" command now supports the "--cdl" option that instructs

anaconda to reformat any Linux Disk Layout Direct Access Storage Devices (LDL
DASDs) to the Compatible Disk Layout (CDL) format. This option is only useful on
the System z platform. (BZ#1182624)

All pykickstart users 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.

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

https://access.redhat.com/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 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
  • 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

(none)

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-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
i386
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
i386
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
i386
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
i386
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
s390x
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
ppc64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
i386
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

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

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
s390x
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

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

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
x86_64
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de
i386
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

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

SRPM
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 93db8c10e6bdc86bc08742f217dafd1daea3598e8b2c7964eea8ad9513ffa5f4
s390x
pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e07c58228c9d8120c5de7f0a0e24c331dafcb5e4292d33426b471b1dca87c8de

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