Bug 65829

Summary: netdump RPM missing core module (netconsole)
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Stephen Samuel <samuel>
Component: netdumpAssignee: Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm>
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Version: 7.3CC: jbeima, johan.walles
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Description Stephen Samuel 2002-06-01 22:44:57 UTC
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Description of problem:
atempting to start netdump server fails because the netconsole module
is missing.
   The netdump init.d script is simply a wraper for starting netsonsole

service netdump start
netdump@netdump-server's password:
initializing netdump modprobe: Can't locate module netconsole
                                                           [FAILED]


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install redhat 7.3 , including netdump and netdump-server on a virgin box
2.configure netdump (sysconfig/netdump) to dump to localhost (or any other box
with netdump-server installled)
3.service start sysconfig
	

Actual Results:  
% service netdump start
netdump@netdump-server's password:
initializing netdump modprobe: Can't locate module netconsole
                                                           [FAILED]


Expected Results:   [  OK  ]

Additional info:

Comment 1 Stephen Samuel 2002-06-04 18:55:13 UTC
oops!
It's the netdump client which refuses to startup, not the server.
   the netdump server starts up just fine (as can be implicitly 
   determined from my session capture)

Comment 2 Michael K. Johnson 2002-07-12 12:23:42 UTC
The netconsole module is provided by the kernel, for kernels for which the
netdump facility is provided; Red Hat Linux 7.3's kernel does not provide
this facility.  We included the netdump packages so that Red Hat Linux 7.3
could act as a netdump-server and it's one source package; also, if we ever
add netconsole/netdump support to an errata kernel the necessary user-space
package is already there.