Bug 326

Summary:	Missing file halts network startup procedure
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	verm
Component:	linuxconf	Assignee:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Version:	5.2
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Hardware:	i386
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Description verm 1998-12-07 12:17:22 UTC

When the file /etc/redhat-release is missing, the network
startup procedure will halt on a script called
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes
No error message is given.
The problem is that the program linuxconf, which is called
in this script, needs this file. When
	linuxconf --hint routing "$1"
is started manually, it gives an error message.
I solved the problem by recreating the file redhat-release.
However, there seems to be no necessity for linuxconf to
halt on the nonexistence of this file, so doing so should be
seen as a bug in linuxconf.

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1998-12-08 22:06:59 UTC

Yes, if the redhat-release file is missing, then the startup of
linuxconf will indeed fail.  Unable to replicate this file not getting
created however.  Need more information about the circumstances
surrounding this error, i.e. which type of install are you doing,
where in the install is the problem occurring?

Comment 2 David Lawrence 1998-12-09 19:44:59 UTC

Linuxconf does indeed fail if the redhat-release file is missing, and
this is as a result of the dependance of Linuxconf on the file.  This
is by design.  Let us know if there are situations where the
redhat-release file is not getting created.

Comment 3 openshift-github-bot 2017-07-25 13:41:49 UTC

Commits pushed to master at https://github.com/openshift/openshift-sdn

https://github.com/openshift/openshift-sdn/commit/445ac8cbfda7bc617869f0aa558dfd6e594945ca
Fix debug.sh error when it is executed on containerized cluster (issue #326)

https://github.com/openshift/openshift-sdn/commit/612ba30ace0fff169f1f12b8befb1458e8e5db2d
Merge pull request #327 from harobed/issue326

Fix debug.sh error when it is executed on containerized cluster