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Created attachment 1090294 [details]
Patch file, replaces command 'hosts' with 'getent'

Description of problem:
netconsole script fails if the syslog address is not available via a DNS server, this prevents netconsole to work with hosts that have not access to a DNS server and have the hostsnames hardcoded in /etc/hosts.
This applies for RHEL7 releases too

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Up to initscripts-9.49.24-1.el7

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Remove the nameserver lines from /etc/resolv.conf
2. add the syslog server IP and name to /etc/hosts
3. run the netconsole.
4. despite we can resolve the syslog server name it will fail with an missleading message:
"Server address not specified in /etc/sysconfig/netconsole'


Actual results:
"Server address not specified in /etc/sysconfig/netconsole'

Expected results:
Starts normally

Additional info:
A patch for this is provided

I have modified the patch from Raul, to avoid some possible issues in the future.

The patch has been submitted for review:
https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/pull/18

Commit accepted:
https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/commit/98037643411b5331a483d58

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-2017-0786.html