Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1296 - pykickstart bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

pykickstart bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated pykickstart package that fixes one bug and adds two enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The pykickstart package contains a Python library for manipulating Kickstart files.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, the pykickstart utility did not enforce using both the "--size=" and "--grow=" options at the same time, which was required by anaconda. As a consequence, the installation failed to complete and the following misleading error message was returned:

    ERROR : Unable to create new logical volume with no extents

With this update, pykickstart enforces using both "--size=" and "--grow=" at the same time, and, if the installation fails, displays a clear message that the kickstart file needs to be modified. (BZ#995443)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

  • This update fixes a typographical error in an error message returned when using the "autopart" and "part" utilities at the same time. (BZ#1017061)

  • The "clearpart" command now supports the "--cdl" option that instructs anaconda to reformat any Linux Disk Layout Direct Access Storage Devices (LDL DASDs) to the Compatible Disk Layout (CDL) format. This option is only useful on the System z platform. (BZ#1182624)

All pykickstart users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug and adds these enhancements.

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.noarch.rpm
  • pykickstart-1.74.20-1.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information