Bug Fix Advisory diskdumputils bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2008:0684-6
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2008-07-24
Last updated on: 2008-07-24
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)
OVAL: N/A

Details

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

The diskdump utilities set up the kernel to save a memory image to the
specified partition.

This updated diskdumputils package includes fixes for the following bugs:

* During post-diskdump kernel initialization, the diskdumpmsg utility did
not recognize "hugemem" vmcores, causing it to read the wrong location of
the vmcore. This would result in a floating point exception during kernel
initialization. With this updated package, the kernel name matching routine
is now correct.

* The package README file has been updated to explain the post-diskdump
options with respect to automatic rebooting.

* The package README file has been updated to clarify the usage of the swap
device as the dump device.

* The RPM package's diskdumputils.spec file has been updated to require the
shadow-utils package because the "%pre" section uses the 'groupadd' and
'useradd' commands.

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated diskdumputils package, which
resolves these issues.


Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188


Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm     0d7101d540192a5d0f4458521d32b35c
 
IA-32:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm     6e8525b03e481fcc8c6d9cf8cf78c812
 
x86_64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm     429ef7a5579cc5a2a09635e0c26a297c
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm     0d7101d540192a5d0f4458521d32b35c
 
IA-32:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm     6e8525b03e481fcc8c6d9cf8cf78c812
 
IA-64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ia64.rpm     7ae4a8d5d20657365ae08d51b1796ac7
 
PPC:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ppc64.rpm     d0bf06f8c416c1bb7eaa36e2cab5ef45
 
x86_64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm     429ef7a5579cc5a2a09635e0c26a297c
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm     0d7101d540192a5d0f4458521d32b35c
 
IA-32:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm     6e8525b03e481fcc8c6d9cf8cf78c812
 
IA-64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ia64.rpm     7ae4a8d5d20657365ae08d51b1796ac7
 
x86_64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm     429ef7a5579cc5a2a09635e0c26a297c
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm     0d7101d540192a5d0f4458521d32b35c
 
IA-32:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm     6e8525b03e481fcc8c6d9cf8cf78c812
 
IA-64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ia64.rpm     7ae4a8d5d20657365ae08d51b1796ac7
 
x86_64:
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm     429ef7a5579cc5a2a09635e0c26a297c
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

245731 - diskdump documentation confusing for shared swap/dump devices
431937 - FPE exception for hugemem vmcores



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