Bug 1688687

Summary: RFE kdumpctl: add rebuild support
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Reporter: Kenneth D'souza <kdsouza>
Component: kexec-toolsAssignee: Kairui Song <kasong>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Emma Wu <xiawu>
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Version: 8.0CC: kasong, ruyang, xiawu
Target Milestone: rcFlags: ruyang: mirror+
Target Release: 8.1   
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: kexec-tools-2.0.19-5.el8 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Last Closed: 2019-11-05 22:07:52 UTC Type: Bug
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Bug Depends On: 1680628    
Bug Blocks: 1645797, 1701002    

Description Kenneth D'souza 2019-03-14 08:47:17 UTC
Description of problem:
Currently it is not possible to force rebuild kdump image unless and until we touch /etc/kdump.conf or change kdump settings.

Add a new option "rebuild" in kdumpctl so we can easily rebuild kdump image directly.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
All

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:


Expected results:
Use "kdumpctl rebuild" to rebuild the image directly.

# kdumpctl rebuild

Additional info:

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2019-11-05 22:07:52 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3540