Bug 1322957 - Proper handling of extended dos partitions
Summary: Proper handling of extended dos partitions
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: os-prober
Version: 7.3
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: rmarshall
QA Contact: Jan Ščotka
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-03-31 18:43 UTC by rmarshall
Modified: 2016-11-04 04:29 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: os-prober-1.58-9
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Cause: os-prober tried to mount/scan extended dos partitions Consequence: extra time spent during scan, mounting filesystems may pose risk Fix: skip extended dos partitions during auto mount and scan Result: saves time on scan and lowers risk caused by mounting disks automatically
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Last Closed: 2016-11-04 04:29:04 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2016:2351 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE os-prober bug fix update 2016-11-03 13:47:58 UTC

Description rmarshall 2016-03-31 18:43:52 UTC 
Description of problem: Extended DOS partitions would not contain a bootable medium, so they should be skipped.  Backport this fix from upstream that is already present in Fedora.


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Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2016-11-04 04:29:04 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.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2351.html
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