Recommended update for dracut

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for dracut
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2637-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1019938 #1021846 #1032029 #1043900 #1048551 #1048698 #1048748 #1049113 #1054809 #1055492 #902901 #986216 #996141
Affected Products:
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
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    An update that has 13 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for dracut provides the following fixes:

    - Fix the task limit when running the emergency shell. This fixes a
    problem that was causing xfs_repair to crash when trying to repair a
    damaged XFS filesystem. (bsc#1019938)
    - Ensure dracut.sh responds properly to hostonly_cmdline option.
    (bsc#1048748)
    - Bail out if module directory does not exist. (bsc#1043900)
    - Suppress bogus error message. (bsc#1032029)
    - Fix module force loading with systemd. (bsc#986216)
    - Add network-pre and network-online targets. (bsc#902901)
    - Fix IFS separator in net-lib.sh. (bsc#996141)
    - Fix system shutdown when in initrd rescue mode. (bsc#1048698)
    - Ensure the ssh-client is usable by including the NSS plugin libraries
    configured in nsswitch.conf. (bsc#1021846)
    - Sync initramfs after creation to ensure it is properly written to disk
    when using fadump and invoking crash right after service start.
    (bsc#1049113)
    - Enable systemd-based core dumps for initrd. (bsc#1054809)
    - Add missing coreutils dependency for initrd macros. (bsc#1055492)
    - Scan for files in /etc/multipath/conf.d when setting up a multipath
    configuration. (bsc#1048551)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-1634=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1634=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-1634=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 (x86_64):
      • dracut-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-debuginfo-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-debugsource-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-fips-037-99.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):
      • dracut-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-debuginfo-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-debugsource-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-fips-037-99.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • dracut-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-debuginfo-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-debugsource-037-99.13.1
      • dracut-fips-037-99.13.1

    References: