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The *needs-restarting* utility has the new "--reboothint" option With this update, the *needs-restarting* utility has the new "--reboothint" option. Running "needs-restarting --reboothint" outputs a message saying which core packages have been updated since the last boot, if any, and thus whether a reboot is recommended. This helps the system administrator to find out whether they need to reboot the system to benefit from all updates. Note that the advice is only informational and does not mean it is strictly necessary to reboot the system immediately.
Description of problem: needs-restarting returns a list of PID's that have updated/deleted files open due to an previous package upgrade. https://access.redhat.com/solutions/27943 gives recommendations when in such cases a reboot is mandatory. needs-restarting should display information in such a way that enables users to decide upon this recommendation and even better give a hint if reboot is required. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): yum-utils-1.1.30-30.el6.noarch yum-utils-1.1.31-25.el7_0.noarch How reproducible: call needs-restarting on a system with recently upgraded glibc, kernel, hald,... Actual results: needs-restarting 623 : /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon 607 : /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n 606 : avahi-daemon: running [rhel7.local] 1083 : /sbin/rpc.statd 626 : avahi-daemon: chroot helper 752 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 748 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 763 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 454 : /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald 576 : /sbin/auditd -n 661 : /sbin/iprdump --daemon 4263 : /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd 2091 : -bash 656 : /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug 691 : /sbin/dhclient -d -sf /usr/libexec/nm-dhcp-helper -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-23d97fc4-ee0d-47db-9ce5-e701835ab9ca-eth0.lease -cf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-eth0.conf eth0 808 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 1 : /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --system --deserialize 27 732 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 631 : /sbin/agetty --noclear tty1 609 : /usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground 610 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 461 : /usr/sbin/lvmetad -f 614 : /bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation 608 : /usr/bin/python -Es /usr/sbin/tuned -l -P 4232 : /usr/sbin/crond -n 1516 : /usr/libexec/postfix/master -w 783 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 945 : /usr/sbin/sshd -D 942 : /sbin/rpcbind -w 2087 : sshd: root@pts/0 725 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 1519 : qmgr -l -t unix -u 644 : /sbin/iprupdate --daemon 646 : /sbin/iprinit --daemon 801 : /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 923 : /usr/bin/docker -d --selinux-enabled -H fd:// -H tcp://0.0.0.0:2375 Expected results: needs-restarting -r 1 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --system --deserialize 27 454 : glibc /usr/lib64/libpthread-2.17.so -- /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald 461 : glibc /usr/lib64/librt-2.17.so -- /usr/sbin/lvmetad -f 576 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /sbin/auditd -n 606 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- avahi-daemon: running [rhel7.local] 607 : glibc /usr/lib64/libc-2.17.so -- /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n 608 : systemd-libs /usr/lib64/libudev.so.1.4.0 -- /usr/bin/python -Es /usr/sbin/tuned -l -P 609 : glibc /usr/lib64/libpthread-2.17.so -- /usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground 610 : glibc /usr/lib64/libresolv-2.17.so -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 614 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation 623 : NetworkManager /usr/lib64/NetworkManager/libnm-wwan.so -- /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon 626 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- avahi-daemon: chroot helper 631 : glibc-common /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive -- /sbin/agetty --noclear tty1 644 : glibc /usr/lib64/libc-2.17.so -- /sbin/iprupdate --daemon 646 : glibc /usr/lib64/libc-2.17.so -- /sbin/iprinit --daemon 656 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug 661 : glibc /usr/lib64/libc-2.17.so -- /sbin/iprdump --daemon 691 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /sbin/dhclient -d -sf /usr/libexec/nm-dhcp-helper -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-23d97fc4-ee0d-47db-9ce5-e701835ab9ca-eth0.lease -cf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-eth0.conf eth0 725 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 732 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 748 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 752 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 763 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 783 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 801 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 808 : libyaml /usr/lib64/libyaml-0.so.2.0.4 -- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gunicorn --access-logfile - --debug --max-requests 100 --graceful-timeout 3600 -t 3600 -k gevent -b 0.0.0.0:5000 -w 8 docker_registry.wsgi:application 923 : glibc /usr/lib64/librt-2.17.so -- /usr/bin/docker -d --selinux-enabled -H fd:// -H tcp://0.0.0.0:2375 942 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /sbin/rpcbind -w 945 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /usr/sbin/sshd -D 1083 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /sbin/rpc.statd 1516 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- /usr/libexec/postfix/master -w 1519 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- qmgr -l -t unix -u 2087 : systemd-libs /usr/lib64/security/pam_systemd.so -- sshd: root@pts/0 2091 : glibc /usr/lib64/libnss_files-2.17.so -- -bash 4232 : glibc-common /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive -- /usr/sbin/crond -n 4263 : selinux-policy-targeted /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.bin -- /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd Caution! Kernel or core library packages have been updated! Reboot required! See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/27943 for details. Additional info: added a new option -r (--reboothint) to needs-restarting.py that adds the desired output. Patches for RHEL6 and RHEL7 are attached.
Created attachment 992105 [details] proposed patch for RHEL7 yum-utils-1.1.31-25.el7_0.noarch
Created attachment 992106 [details] proposed patch for RHEL6 yum-utils-1.1.30-30.el6.noarch
Hey Sebastian, I refactored your patch a little bit and created a pull request upstream [1]. Here's what I changed: * instead of hardcoded color codes I used YumTerm which takes into account terminal capabilities and stuff * removed the extra fields from the output; we're going to allow for showing these via a separate switch, see bug 1262691 * removed some unrelated stuff Thank you for contributing! [1] https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/pull/8
Created attachment 1187437 [details] downstream patch
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. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2187.html