Bug 771901

Summary: [UI] Anaconda allows RAID partitions to be encrypted
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Alexander Todorov <atodorov>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Brian Lane <bcl>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Version: 5.8   
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Fixed In Version: anaconda-11.1.2.255-1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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patch to disable encrypt when 'RAID' button is used none

Description Alexander Todorov 2012-01-05 10:55:39 UTC 
Description of problem:

In RHEL5 encrypting software RAID partitions is not supported. IIRC the reason was that RAID metadata is at the beginning of the partition and collides with LUKS metadata. 

New RAID partitions can be added from two places in Anaconda UI. The one properly disables the "Encrypt" checkbox the other doesn't. 


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-11.1.2.248-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select custom partitioning
2. Click the New button and select software RAID partition - the Encrypt checkbox is disabled.
3. Click on RAID button and select Create a software RAID partition. The Encrypt checkbox is not disabled.
  
Actual results:
The UI is inconsistent which may lead to confusion. If encryption is selected for the RAID partition later on it can cause partitioning and installation to fail. (it failed in my case).

Expected results:


Additional info:
Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2012-01-24 18:29:01 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 2 Brian Lane 2012-01-25 17:09:12 UTC 
Created attachment 557486 [details]
patch to disable encrypt when 'RAID' button is used
Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2012-08-22 14:39:54 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product
Management has requested further review of this request by
Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux release for currently deployed products.
This request is not yet committed for inclusion in a release.
Comment 7 Alexander Todorov 2012-09-24 13:29:51 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)

> 3. Click on RAID button and select Create a software RAID partition. The
> Encrypt checkbox is not disabled.
>   


This is fixed in 0924.n.0 nightly tree.
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2013-01-08 04:04:37 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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0038.html