- Issued:
- 2009-01-20
- Updated:
- 2009-01-20
RHBA-2009:0221 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
pykickstart bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated pykickstart package that fixes several bugs and adds support for
new features is now available.
Description
The pykickstart package is a python library for manipulating kickstart
files.
This updated package addresses the following bugs:
- Add support for clearpart --only-use so only the disks that are intended
to be used during installation will be scanned.
- Fix writing out the interpreter argument for script headers.
- Correct handling of network --dhcpclass.
This updated package adds support for the following new features:
- Support creating encrypted block devices.
- Add support for --reverse-username and --reverse-password to the iscsi
command for iSCSI CHAP support.
Users of pykickstart are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes these issues and adds these enhancements.
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
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 248912 - pykickstart expects --class when anaconda expects --dhcpclass.
- BZ - 318351 - Interruptions to Kickstart
- BZ - 449830 - backport filesystem encryption
- BZ - 461160 - AttributeError: KickstartData instance has no attribute 'encrypted'
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: dca329b0411a22a1f705dad04d786ef8f3dc16924c4313f347ce645712153d21 |
x86_64 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
ia64 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
i386 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: dca329b0411a22a1f705dad04d786ef8f3dc16924c4313f347ce645712153d21 |
x86_64 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
i386 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: dca329b0411a22a1f705dad04d786ef8f3dc16924c4313f347ce645712153d21 |
x86_64 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
i386 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: dca329b0411a22a1f705dad04d786ef8f3dc16924c4313f347ce645712153d21 |
s390x | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: dca329b0411a22a1f705dad04d786ef8f3dc16924c4313f347ce645712153d21 |
ppc | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: dca329b0411a22a1f705dad04d786ef8f3dc16924c4313f347ce645712153d21 |
x86_64 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
i386 | |
pykickstart-0.43.3-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aebe33c335fb59835588398cd81ccd6be5d7622e4785c689a3df1d7b2f918c36 |
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