Bug Fix Advisory initscripts bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2005:117-05
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2005-04-28
Last updated on: 2005-04-28
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated initscripts package that fixes various bugs is now available.

The initscripts package contains the basic system scripts used to boot
your Red Hat system, change runlevels, and shut the system down
cleanly. Initscripts also contains the scripts that activate and
deactivate most network interfaces.

Bugs fixed in this release include:
- corrected handling of ONBOOT
- corrected handling MASTER and other configuration directives in the
presence of commented-out values
- dhcp clients are now killed on ifdown if the interface was changed to
static configuration in the interim
- ETHTOOL_OPTS is supported on addressless devices

All users of the initscripts package should upgrade to this updated
package, which resolves these issues.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.src.rpm     1e4df85582f8c74bd500df0cf02d109b
 
IA-32:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.i386.rpm     4708ced9c83cbf18c7b2684ff41db5bc
 
IA-64:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.ia64.rpm     90ed028bc6ba328cb83f5c2702324e18
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.src.rpm     1e4df85582f8c74bd500df0cf02d109b
 
IA-32:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.i386.rpm     4708ced9c83cbf18c7b2684ff41db5bc
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.src.rpm     1e4df85582f8c74bd500df0cf02d109b
 
IA-32:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.i386.rpm     4708ced9c83cbf18c7b2684ff41db5bc
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.src.rpm     1e4df85582f8c74bd500df0cf02d109b
 
IA-64:
initscripts-6.47.14-1.ia64.rpm     90ed028bc6ba328cb83f5c2702324e18
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

127726 - dhclient remains active after change of bootproto
134787 - bonding + dhcp does not work
136531 - initscripts parse ONBOOT and MASTER incorrectly


Keywords

BOOTPROTO, ETHTOOL_OPTS, initscripts, ONBOOT


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https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

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