Recommended update for mkinitrd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1082-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has six fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mkinitrd fixes the following issues:

  • Prevent false error messages from setup-network.sh when optional configuration files don't exist in the system. (bsc#1027452)
  • Explicitly load usb modules in single user mode. (bsc#1006705)
  • Only copy /etc/group to the initrd and do not call getent. (bsc#995634)
  • Clear the GREP_OPTIONS variable. (bsc#968863)
  • Do not run fsck if fastboot is given on the kernel command line. (bsc#958722)
  • Include only required SCSI modules. (bsc#926440)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mkinitrd-13070=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mkinitrd-13070=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • mkinitrd-2.4.2-105.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • mkinitrd-2.4.2-105.1

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