Bug Fix Advisory lvm2 bug-fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2009:1538-1
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-11-02
Last updated on: 2009-11-02
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.4.z server)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated lvm2 packages that fix a bug are now available.

The lvm2 packages contain support for Logical Volume Management (LVM).

This update applies the following bug fix:

* Fix default device mode permissions when using static lvm.

All users of lvm2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.


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/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.src.rpm     c5a187ae263fab46db49bf570af9b3a9
 
IA-32:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.i386.rpm     213a57c48ef93d18229bb0979061ef6b
 
IA-64:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.ia64.rpm     c45ca7f712b30e0fce3b7ca1a656d7c3
 
PPC:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.ppc.rpm     55c90f80eb0f827ad2c34fb5e9ef4093
 
s390x:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.s390x.rpm     608ed575babdeb9802fca0a2d91e0bb3
 
x86_64:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm     25c6ae2f7a9e375421f31c2b8c89a0c1
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.src.rpm     c5a187ae263fab46db49bf570af9b3a9
 
IA-32:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.i386.rpm     213a57c48ef93d18229bb0979061ef6b
 
x86_64:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm     25c6ae2f7a9e375421f31c2b8c89a0c1
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.4.z server)

SRPMS:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.src.rpm     c5a187ae263fab46db49bf570af9b3a9
 
IA-32:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.i386.rpm     213a57c48ef93d18229bb0979061ef6b
 
IA-64:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.ia64.rpm     c45ca7f712b30e0fce3b7ca1a656d7c3
 
PPC:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.ppc.rpm     55c90f80eb0f827ad2c34fb5e9ef4093
 
s390x:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.s390x.rpm     608ed575babdeb9802fca0a2d91e0bb3
 
x86_64:
lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm     25c6ae2f7a9e375421f31c2b8c89a0c1
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

525421 - lvm.static creating /dev/mapper entires with incorrect permissions



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