Bug 1300589 - "--recommended" option doesn't work for "part /boot"
Summary: "--recommended" option doesn't work for "part /boot"
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 6.8
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Release Test Team
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-01-21 08:57 UTC by Zhang Yi
Modified: 2017-12-06 12:41 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2017-12-06 12:41:43 UTC
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Description Zhang Yi 2016-01-21 08:57:48 UTC
Description of problem:
"--recommended" option doesn't work for "part /boot"

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda installer init version 13.21.243

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. execute job https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/1197563
2. Wait for installation
3.

Actual results:
Below configure doesn't work on RHEL6.8, but it works on RHEL7.2
part raid.01 --grow
part /boot --asprimary --fstype="ext4" --recommended

After change as below, it works on RHEL6.8
part raid.01 --size=1 --grow
part /boot --asprimary --fstype="ext4" --size=512

Expected results:


Additional info:
The following error was found while parsing the kickstart   
│     
│ configuration file:    
│     
│    
│      
│ The following problem occurred on line 17 of the kickstart file: │      
│    
│      
│ Partition requires a size specification

Comment 2 David Lehman 2016-01-21 16:05:33 UTC
The --recommended option has never been meaningful for anything other than swap devices. The reason you don't get an error in RHEL-7 is that there is a default size of 500 MiB for new partitions there. This is not the case in RHEL-6, which is extremely unlikely to change.

Comment 3 Zhang Yi 2016-01-22 03:00:27 UTC
(In reply to David Lehman from comment #2)
> The --recommended option has never been meaningful for anything other than
> swap devices. The reason you don't get an error in RHEL-7 is that there is a
> default size of 500 MiB for new partitions there. This is not the case in
> RHEL-6, which is extremely unlikely to change.

Thanks David.
How about below:

RHEL7 works with "part raid.01 --grow"

RHEL6.8 doesn't work with it, but works with below
part raid.01 --size=1 --grow

Are we planning to change them same with RHEL7?

Comment 4 David Lehman 2016-01-26 13:22:21 UTC
There are no plans to change RHEL7 to match RHEL6 in this regard.

Comment 6 Jan Kurik 2017-12-06 12:41:43 UTC
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is in the Production 3 Phase. During the Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

http://redhat.com/rhel/lifecycle

This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation. Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following URL:

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