Bug 450549

Summary: makedumpfile core_collector comment in kdump.conf incorrect
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Andrew Hecox <ahecox>
Component: kexec-toolsAssignee: Neil Horman <nhorman>
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Version: 5.2CC: mgahagan, qcai
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add --help to long options none

Description Andrew Hecox 2008-06-09 15:01:43 UTC 
The core_collector comment in /etc/kdump.conf tells the user to use makedumpfile
--help for a list of supported core files. The correct option is '-h', not '--help'.

This happens to work currently because makedumpfile will run print_usage (plus
some additional error text) on an unrecognized option.
Comment 1 Neil Horman 2008-06-09 15:14:34 UTC 
Then I think the proper fix would be adding --help to the list of long options,
rather than changing the docs...
Comment 2 Andrew Hecox 2008-06-09 15:46:44 UTC 
Created attachment 308697 [details]
add --help to long options
Comment 3 Andrew Hecox 2008-06-09 15:47:13 UTC 
sounds good. patch attached.
Comment 4 Andrew Hecox 2008-06-09 15:47:56 UTC 
tested on RHEL 5.2 x86_64.
Comment 5 Neil Horman 2008-06-09 20:18:18 UTC 
yep, thats what upstream has.  Thanks!
Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2008-06-09 20:34:14 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.
Comment 7 Neil Horman 2008-06-10 17:47:48 UTC 
fixed in 24.el5
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 21:00:30 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-0105.html