Bug 116602 – new kernel doesn't automatically become default

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Bug 116602 - new kernel doesn't automatically become default

Summary:	new kernel doesn't automatically become default

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	grub (Show other bugs)
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Version:	rawhide
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Jeremy Katz
QA Contact:	Mike McLean
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Keywords:	Security

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Reported:	2004-02-23 13:08 EST by David Jansen
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:10 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2004-02-23 18:20:44 EST
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Description David Jansen 2004-02-23 13:08:08 EST

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Description of problem:
After upgrading the FC2test1 kernel to the latest version from rawhide
(2.6.3-1.97), this kernel is added to grub.conf, but the previous
kernel is still the default

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
grub- kernel-2.6.3-1.97

How reproducible:
Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install FC2test1
2. install all available updates
3.
    

Actual Results:  grub's default is still the original 2.6.1-1.65 that
shipped with FC2test1

Expected Results:  The latest updated kernel should be the default (as
it was in FC1)

Additional info:

In a way, this is a security issue: a user may asume his system is
completely up to date after up2date + reboot, but if this user didn't
pay close attemtion to the boot, his system would still be running the
old kernel (which may have a security hole)

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2004-02-23 18:20:44 EST

This is intentional.  The various updating tools handle doing the
updating of the default themselves (if they don't, bugs should be
filed against them, not grub)

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