Bug 1002248

Summary:	Minor Version upgrade creates broken links in /etc/alternatives
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Keith Jung <kejung>
Component:	java-1.7.0-oracle	Assignee:	jiri vanek <jvanek>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	BaseOS QE - Apps <qe-baseos-apps>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	5.9	CC:	kejung
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Hardware:	x86_64
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Description Keith Jung 2013-08-28 17:41:39 UTC

Description of problem:
Applying the RPMs for java & javac components from java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.15.x86_64 to java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.21.x86_64 does not run a post install to update the links in /etc/alternatives this causes java components like jps to not resolve due to the link pointing at the old version which doesn't exist anymore. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Running on RHEL 5.9 Linux upgrading java & javac packages 
java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.15.x86_64 to java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.21.x86_64

How reproducible:
yum update 

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Run yum update on server that had java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.15.x86_64 installed
2.will update to java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.21.x86_64 to pick up current security fixes
3.Note you have many broken links in /etc/alternatives

Actual results:
Broken links in /etc/alternatives

Expected results:
Links in /etc/alternatives should point to new versions of the java components after the update

Additional info:

Comment 1 jiri vanek 2013-08-29 09:46:17 UTC

This sound to me like your alternatives are in manual mode. Then this is moreover correct behaviour. Nevertheless, the dangling symlinks should not be left even in manual mode. This sounds like bug in alternatives (although not probably)

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2014-03-07 12:36:33 UTC

This bug/component is not included in scope for RHEL-5.11.0 which is the last RHEL5 minor release. This Bugzilla will soon be CLOSED as WONTFIX (at the end of RHEL5.11 development phase (Apr 22, 2014)). Please contact your account manager or support representative in case you need to escalate this bug.

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2014-06-02 13:00:20 UTC

Thank you for submitting this request for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. We've carefully evaluated the request, but are unable to include it in RHEL5 stream. If the issue is critical for your business, please provide additional business justification through the appropriate support channels (https://access.redhat.com/site/support).

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2023-09-14 01:49:49 UTC

The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days