RHBA-2015:2284 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The anaconda packages contain parts of the Anaconda installation program that allows reconfiguration and advanced installation options.

The anaconda packages have been upgraded to upstream version 21.48.22.56, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#1196721)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

• When using the "part" command with the "--encrypted" option in the Kickstart file without specifying a password, Anaconda no longer terminates unexpectedly and prompts for a password instead. (BZ#1185466)
• The "timezone" command previously set the hardware clock to the UTC time. Now, unless the "--utc" option is used, "timezone" always sets the clock to the local time. (BZ#1194729)
• The "liveimg" command now properly ensures that file attributes for SELinux are preserved. (BZ#1196021)
• This update ensures that new network interfaces are properly recognized during a Kickstart installation, and opening a network interface no longer causes the installation to terminate unexpectedly. (BZ#1197960)
• When installing IBM Power systems guests using the libvirt library and the Kimchi tool, certain elements of the Anaconda GUI were not readable due to clipping problems. The affected elements were modified so that they are now properly rendered on the screen. (BZ#1212615)
• During a Kickstart installation, Anaconda now properly adds the RAID swap information to /etc/fstab, and the created SWAP partition works on the installed system as expected. (BZ#1234469)
• Previously, a custom .buildstamp file did not properly override the default one in the Anaconda installer. Now, customizing the installer using a modified product.img buildstamp works correctly. (BZ#1240238)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

• Anaconda now supports creating cached LVM logical volumes and installing the system onto those volumes. Currently, this approach is only supported in Kickstart. To create a cached logical volume, use the new "--cachepvs=", "--cachesize=", and "--cachemode=" options of the "logvol" Kickstart command. (BZ#1120421)
• If the "inst.ks=cdrom" boot option is used and the Kickstart file is not detected, Anaconda now displays a prompt and waits until the user provides the file or reboots, instead of timing out. (BZ#1168902)
• Anaconda now supports the Network Time Protocol (NTP), which can thus be used for configuring the network time if the Chrony service is not installed. (BZ#1085013)
• Anaconda now retries to download metadata up to 10 times, and installations on unstable networks thus proceed in a more reliable manner. (BZ#1177366)
• It is now possible to configure an NTP server in the /etc/chrony.conf file during a system installation even if the "Network Time" option is turned off in Anaconda. (BZ#1197575)
• The "--mkfsoptions" argument has been added to the "part" Kickstart command. This allows users to customize the created file system when using a Kickstart installation. (BZ#1217110)
• Anaconda now properly uses the Kickstart configuration file located on devices labeled as "OEMDRV", unless the "inst.ks=none" option is used on the kernel command line. (BZ#1057271)
• The "reqpart" kickstart command has been added, which generates architecture-specific partitions needed for the Kickstart installation, such as /boot/efi for UEFI systems. (BZ#1164660)
• It is now possible for Anaconda to use the kexec feature for rebooting after the installation is complete, which makes the reboot significantly faster. To schedule a kexec reboot, use the "inst.kexec" command on the kernel command line, or include a "reboot --kexec" line in the Kickstart file. (BZ#1207747)

Solution

Users of anaconda are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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 for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.2 ppc64le
• 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 EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 ppc64le
• 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
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1084197 - the eject functionality for driver update disk loading needs to not require pressing 'r'
• BZ - 1085310 - [CSB] anaconda doesn't initialize network without specifying network --device option when installing from kickstart on media
• BZ - 1087831 - Environment groups specified in kickstart are not ticked in the GUI
• BZ - 1125145 - Can't get partitioning error information without a mouse
• BZ - 1130437 - wrong alphabetical order of keyboard layouts
• BZ - 1147181 - Kickstart installation without default gateway errors out
• BZ - 1161820 - Fix for NFS problems
• BZ - 1164195 - Anaconda allows autopart installation of /boot to iSCSI disc
• BZ - 1169991 - RFE: enable spice-vdagent in the installer environment
• BZ - 1170550 - LVMError: lvdeactivate failed for root: running lvm lvchange -a n rhel/root --config devices { preferred_names=["^/dev/mapper/", "^/dev/md/", "^/dev/sd"] } failed
• BZ - 1171834 - The device selection window is too small without a good reason
• BZ - 1171838 - The device selection window is missing a column showing the device name (e.g. sda or mpatha)
• BZ - 1172755 - The PReP Boot manipulations lead to unexpected results
• BZ - 1172773 - The PReP Boot "Label:" input is active and the change has no effect
• BZ - 1177032 - kickstart install on machine with infiniband interfaces crashes
• BZ - 1179276 - Invalid team json configuration in UI is not kept in device/configuration list of network spoke.
• BZ - 1182562 - Text interface broken for non-latin languages
• BZ - 1187644 - LVMError: lvactivate failed for root: running lvm lvchange -a y rhel/root --config devices { preferred_names=["^/dev/mapper/", "^/dev/md/", "^/dev/sd"] filter=["r|/sdd1$|","r|/sdd$|","r|/sde1$|","r|/sde$|","r|/sdf$|","r|/vdb$|"] } failed
• BZ - 1188948 - anaconda doesn't work well with specified option "hugepagesz/hugepages"
• BZ - 1189899 - The drive selector doesn't scroll when you change the position with keyboard and the active entry disappears
• BZ - 1193104 - IndexError: list index out of range
• BZ - 1199234 - Licence dialog for RHEL7 completely intuitive
• BZ - 1201812 - Custom partitioning spoke has two Help buttons
• BZ - 1203608 - [atomic] iSCSI device configuration is not passed to installed system
• BZ - 1205285 - Move translations to Zanata
• BZ - 1209489 - Anaconda kickstart installation: no such option: --disklabel
• BZ - 1212615 - Unwanted UI clipping when installing PPC guests via kimchi/libvirt
• BZ - 1219196 - Anaconda refuses to process a working KS file created by Anaconda on UEFI Mac Pro: "failed to find a suitable stage1 device"
• BZ - 1222056 - DD: permissions not maintained for extracted files
• BZ - 1226354 - Full disk summary dialog doesn't unselect specialized disks
• BZ - 1230329 - inst.stage2 and inst.repo with nfs4 do not work
• BZ - 1231856 - Network configuration dialog should be modal so it is not lost/focus lost
• BZ - 1234890 - Environment in kickstart that does not exist makes Anaconda crash
• BZ - 1234896 - Make autostep --autoscreenshot work post Anaconda version++ (please, no ribejz words in summary)
• BZ - 1235617 - Missing translation causes confusion to users
• BZ - 1238797 - Error messages for 'Installation Source' not visible
• BZ - 1238799 - vt1 does not give helpful usability information
• BZ - 1245296 - NoSuchGroup: None
• BZ - 1253527 - ostree+anaconda: unable to shutdown - dracut loop rm: cannot remove /lib/drauct/hooks/shutdown/30-dm-shutdown.sh: Read-only filesystem
• BZ - 1254270 - Fatal error using dud for 7.2Alpha installation
• BZ - 1255679 - LUKSError: luks device not configured - unable to reuse existing luks encrypted volume during GUI install
• BZ - 1257311 - no shell on tty2
• BZ - 1259801 - Network spoke should always show up in Initial Setup GUI
• BZ - 1265213 - Incorrect (Fedora) installclass is used for RHEL Atomic Host
• BZ - 1269264 - Ethernet device changed to 'disconnected' during boot; no network access

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal