Why does kdump fails to start after updating to kexec-tools-2.0.20-34.el8.x86_64 with error makedumpfile parameter check failed?
Issue
- Why does kdump fails to start after updating to kexec-tools-2.0.20-34.el8.x86_64 with error makedumpfile parameter check failed
# kdumpctl restart
kexec: unloaded kdump kernel
Stopping kdump: [OK]
Detected change(s) in the following file(s):
/etc/kdump.conf
Rebuilding /boot/initramfs-4.18.0-240.el8.x86_64kdump.img
Commandline parameter is invalid.
Try `makedumpfile --help' for more information.
makedumpfile parameter check failed.
mkdumprd: failed to make kdump initrd
Starting kdump: [FAILED]
Environment
- RHEL8
- kexec-tools-2.0.20-34.el8.x86_64
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