Bug 1747382

Summary:	/etc/sysconfig/kernel references new-kernel-pkg which does not exist
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Reporter:	Jan Pazdziora <jpazdziora>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Javier Martinez Canillas <fmartine>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:	Sharon Moroney <smoroney>
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	8.1	CC:	bootloader-eng-team, fmartine, jkonecny, jstodola, rvykydal, sbueno, smoroney, zveleba
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	8.0
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Unspecified
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Fixed In Version:	anaconda-29.19.2.4-1	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	.The `/etc/sysconfig/kernel` file no longer references the `new-kernel-pkg` script Previously, the `/etc/sysconfig/kernel` file referenced the `new-kernel-pkg` script. However, the `new-kernel-pkg` script is not included in a RHEL 8 system. With this update, the reference to the `new-kernel-pkg` script has been removed from the `/etc/sysconfig/kernel` file.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2020-04-28 15:30:46 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Jan Pazdziora 2019-08-30 09:25:58 UTC

Description of problem:

The default /etc/sysconfig/kernel on RHEL 8 says:

# UPDATEDEFAULT specifies if new-kernel-pkg should make
# new kernels the default
UPDATEDEFAULT=yes

However, there is no new-kernel-pkg in RHEL 8.

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

anaconda-core-29.19.1.10-1.el8.x86_64

How reproducible:

Deterministic.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to figure out what mechanism updates the bootloader upon kernel update.
2. Get to /etc/sysconfig/kernel and read the comment.

Actual results:

Get stuck looking for new-kernel-pkg.

Expected results:

Get comment which points the admin to the up-to-date mechanism which processes that UPDATEDEFAULT.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jiri Konecny 2019-09-02 11:35:36 UTC

Could bootloader devs please look on this issue and tell us their opinion?

Comment 2 Javier Martinez Canillas 2019-09-02 12:46:14 UTC

I've created pull-request upstream against the rhel-8 branch:

https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/2110

Comment 10 Zdenek Veleba 2020-02-04 07:42:52 UTC

Verified in RHEL-8.2.0-20191219.0, anaconda 29.19.2.6

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2020-04-28 15:30:46 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-2020:1584