initscripts bug fix and enhancement update

Advisory:	RHBA-2011:1528-2
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2011-12-06
Last updated on:	2011-12-06
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)

Details

An updated initscripts package that fixes number of bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The initscripts package contains system scripts to boot your system, change
runlevels, activate and deactivate most network interfaces, and shut the system
down cleanly.

This updated initscripts package includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are
directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Technical Notes for information on
the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Technical_Notes/initscripts.html#RHBA-2011-1528

All initscripts users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
provides numerous bug fixes and enhancements.

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)

SRPMS:
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 195ff21d570df4fe6251205f866be5de SHA-256: a0be1a93a709d0aea8494ff7875027f7b8ecdb09b5da2685e9a471f4a062101a`

IA-32:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 2c738b4ac13b5e4aef84c84e7d48165f SHA-256: b422a845f40b3dc775486bdd09856a8fe946c09e4738e0dd4c4785d8b196d3fd`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 2e187d7b7c1dc9e137f6ccad83695c4b SHA-256: 5a86560570fe3616ac4a9160da57548b6315602acf27d870a1366e3e3bc7d746`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 3580e03ac2dd345e84aef7fa5213d42d SHA-256: dbf253b15cf291ff7c2c3ac7efd0831bdbdfafd79d77f7be7de9a643551b039d`

x86_64:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: d7ad54464842067fa4c4733351ac33bf SHA-256: 98c76e368ef4c6ad4184e7bef7e03efafa6dad654e26fe38a53d7b6fdb6e4478`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: a11bc5590ec919544d09eee86c301300 SHA-256: bd07ceac821398c587a1244d8f307631117fe45cbd3fb7d2d7774a09e89d182c`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 8a2a29b02c4d9cc627da7b2e8830920f SHA-256: e248f5466df151f901cd8291856458ff8bade548218879f85ea02bf7b402fccb`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)

SRPMS:
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 195ff21d570df4fe6251205f866be5de SHA-256: a0be1a93a709d0aea8494ff7875027f7b8ecdb09b5da2685e9a471f4a062101a`

x86_64:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: d7ad54464842067fa4c4733351ac33bf SHA-256: 98c76e368ef4c6ad4184e7bef7e03efafa6dad654e26fe38a53d7b6fdb6e4478`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: a11bc5590ec919544d09eee86c301300 SHA-256: bd07ceac821398c587a1244d8f307631117fe45cbd3fb7d2d7774a09e89d182c`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 8a2a29b02c4d9cc627da7b2e8830920f SHA-256: e248f5466df151f901cd8291856458ff8bade548218879f85ea02bf7b402fccb`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)

SRPMS:
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 195ff21d570df4fe6251205f866be5de SHA-256: a0be1a93a709d0aea8494ff7875027f7b8ecdb09b5da2685e9a471f4a062101a`

IA-32:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 2c738b4ac13b5e4aef84c84e7d48165f SHA-256: b422a845f40b3dc775486bdd09856a8fe946c09e4738e0dd4c4785d8b196d3fd`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 2e187d7b7c1dc9e137f6ccad83695c4b SHA-256: 5a86560570fe3616ac4a9160da57548b6315602acf27d870a1366e3e3bc7d746`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 3580e03ac2dd345e84aef7fa5213d42d SHA-256: dbf253b15cf291ff7c2c3ac7efd0831bdbdfafd79d77f7be7de9a643551b039d`

PPC:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 4c48bf4e2ff9e0f0b119f8aa63b5a1fc SHA-256: 89c66b0b7ecc73986bb520999458d238bc3e7a266d581961b3636dc155eb3033`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 9948b1f586ce2d70096affe2ae9d1f10 SHA-256: edf03cf3147fa31c071a3f0e0e37619a804fffccedf29c6e35b5339fd8b5b279`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 1abbb2e0caad4ceb98a7ec312b8e0503 SHA-256: a588244dabb34da045116a13d375712558d55ca114f9d82d503f24d656d9ecd9`

s390x:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 3804c47669b8aafc00534ca58694094a SHA-256: b50d2a1bf0f42e99065b2591cda4ef540d2fb504e8aef705a7fe7257c36e9140`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 4285bcc59c62d48643b6037bd0d02c7e SHA-256: 27b3c6b3e4a76b71587d353afda200ddf6985cce231b15e29487b7b058c658ec`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: bbde59722f821b1fc9a8f44235871f7f SHA-256: e866e99edd9a84d0ec50b6a69d636b9838b8d47d07703001c1e170af34df2991`

x86_64:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: d7ad54464842067fa4c4733351ac33bf SHA-256: 98c76e368ef4c6ad4184e7bef7e03efafa6dad654e26fe38a53d7b6fdb6e4478`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: a11bc5590ec919544d09eee86c301300 SHA-256: bd07ceac821398c587a1244d8f307631117fe45cbd3fb7d2d7774a09e89d182c`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 8a2a29b02c4d9cc627da7b2e8830920f SHA-256: e248f5466df151f901cd8291856458ff8bade548218879f85ea02bf7b402fccb`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)

SRPMS:
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 195ff21d570df4fe6251205f866be5de SHA-256: a0be1a93a709d0aea8494ff7875027f7b8ecdb09b5da2685e9a471f4a062101a`

IA-32:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 2c738b4ac13b5e4aef84c84e7d48165f SHA-256: b422a845f40b3dc775486bdd09856a8fe946c09e4738e0dd4c4785d8b196d3fd`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 2e187d7b7c1dc9e137f6ccad83695c4b SHA-256: 5a86560570fe3616ac4a9160da57548b6315602acf27d870a1366e3e3bc7d746`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 3580e03ac2dd345e84aef7fa5213d42d SHA-256: dbf253b15cf291ff7c2c3ac7efd0831bdbdfafd79d77f7be7de9a643551b039d`

x86_64:
debugmode-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: d7ad54464842067fa4c4733351ac33bf SHA-256: 98c76e368ef4c6ad4184e7bef7e03efafa6dad654e26fe38a53d7b6fdb6e4478`
initscripts-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: a11bc5590ec919544d09eee86c301300 SHA-256: bd07ceac821398c587a1244d8f307631117fe45cbd3fb7d2d7774a09e89d182c`
initscripts-debuginfo-9.03.27-1.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0653	`MD5: 8a2a29b02c4d9cc627da7b2e8830920f SHA-256: e248f5466df151f901cd8291856458ff8bade548218879f85ea02bf7b402fccb`

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

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

675079 - Specifying bonding arp_ip_target options in modprobe.conf can prevent restarting network
681357 - kernel parameter "emergency" ignored
689593 - Should netfs mount GFS2 partitions?
689899 - add comment to some mount lines to avoid confusion
692410 - [RFE] Add code in network-scripts to enable more ETHTOOL_OPTS options
696788 - [RFE] Add code in network-scripts to load static arp entries from ethers file
698520 - A possible logical error in rc.sysinit
700184 - ifup doesn't assign address specified with IPADDR0
703210 - System halt does not unmount mount points with nfs in the path name.
729359 - Not releasing IPv6 leases - wrong PID file name.
743222 - Cannot run screen in MLS mode

References

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Technical_Notes/initscripts.html#RHBA-2011-1528

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