Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:4170-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut provides the following fix:

  • emergency mode: Bring shell and all vital information to all ttys specified as console devices. (fate#325386, bsc#1053248, bsc#937555)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2962=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-044.1-18.12.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-18.12.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-18.12.1
    • dracut-ima-044.1-18.12.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-18.12.1

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