How to create modules.dep file for newly installed kernel without booting with it?

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Issue

  • Is it possible to create modules.dep file for newly installed kernel package without booting system with new kernel?
  • kdumpctl failed to start with below errors.
kdumpctl: /lib/modules/3.10.0-957.5.1.el7.x86_64//modules.dep is missing. Did you run depmod?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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