SysVinit bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2005:511-6
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2005-10-05
Last updated on:	2005-10-05
Affected Products:	Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

Details

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

The SysVinit package contains a group of processes that control the basic
functions of your system. SysVinit includes the init program, which is the
first program started by the Linux kernel when the system boots. Init then
controls the startup and shutdown of all other programs.

The following issues have been addressed:

The 'pidof -x' command did not work correctly when identifying commands
that used script interpreters, such as python.

The pidof utility would attempt to call stat on /proc/<pid>/exe,
which would hang on a stuck NFS server, causing a hang on shutdown.

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

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: d4684b1e871730d06406893cdcc5d622`

IA-32:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 535517ffa5bd46d50931b9288008cb00`

x86_64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: af0052fb6e789b1861dbcbc8747b30ff`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: d4684b1e871730d06406893cdcc5d622`

IA-32:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 535517ffa5bd46d50931b9288008cb00`

IA-64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: fd67ebbd840110a233834b425def270d`

PPC:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 79ba8a0d17a452408481a2e45bde7994`

s390:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 29f2160d7ba370bb13dcad0316ffbf08`

s390x:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 0ad425b01928fa80e7f5369b8be82ae0`

x86_64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: af0052fb6e789b1861dbcbc8747b30ff`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: d4684b1e871730d06406893cdcc5d622`

IA-32:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 535517ffa5bd46d50931b9288008cb00`

IA-64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: fd67ebbd840110a233834b425def270d`

x86_64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: af0052fb6e789b1861dbcbc8747b30ff`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: d4684b1e871730d06406893cdcc5d622`

IA-32:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: 535517ffa5bd46d50931b9288008cb00`

IA-64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: fd67ebbd840110a233834b425def270d`

x86_64:
SysVinit-2.85-34.3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:0293	`MD5: af0052fb6e789b1861dbcbc8747b30ff`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

138788 - [PATCH] pidof bug renders machine unbootable when NFS is stuck
163623 - pidof: -x does not work as expected

Keywords

hang, NFS, SysVinit

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