Bug 1428935 – /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions is missing rhel6 functionality

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Bug 1428935 - /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions is missing rhel6 functionality

Summary:	/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions is missing rhel6 functionality

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	initscripts (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.3
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	unspecified Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	David Kaspar [Dee'Kej]
QA Contact:	Leos Pol
Docs Contact:	Filip Hanzelka

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Blocks:	1420851
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Reported:	2017-03-03 11:16 EST by Martin Poole
Modified:	2017-08-01 03:31 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	initscripts-9.49.38-1.el7
Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	Backward compatibility enabled for "killproc()" and "status()" Prior to this update, the `/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions` script shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 lacked some of the features of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 counterpart. The _initscripts_ package has been updated to add support for the "-b" option to the "killproc()" and "status()" functions in the `/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions` file. This addition enables backward compatibility for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and prevents possible regressions when performing an upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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Last Closed:	2017-08-01 03:31:31 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2017:2286	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	initscripts bug fix and enhancement update	2017-08-01 07:26:43 EDT

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Description Martin Poole 2017-03-03 11:16:47 EST

Description of problem:

The /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions scripts shipped in RHEL7 are missing some of the features of the RHEL6 counterpart, making backward compatiblity fail.

__pids_var_run()
killproc()
status()

are all missing the option -b binary

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

initscripts-9.49.37-1.el7.x86_64

Comment 2 David Kaspar [Dee'Kej] 2017-03-08 08:32:13 EST

Hello Martin,

first of all - __pids_var_run() in RHEL6 does not have '-b' option AFAIK, because it does not need it. It's an internal function of initscripts, and calling it directly is *NOT SUPPORTED* by initscripts (and thus by Red Hat).

Nevertheless, I will look into the option to to do a forward backport of patch from RHEL-6 to RHEL-7.

Comment 5 David Kaspar [Dee'Kej] 2017-03-24 11:53:00 EDT

Pull-request submitted:
https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/pull/83

Comment 6 David Kaspar [Dee'Kej] 2017-03-30 11:08:21 EDT

Commit was merged into RHEL-7 branch.

Comment 10 Leos Pol 2017-07-07 10:28:38 EDT

Verified by TC.

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2017-08-01 03:31:31 EDT

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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:2286

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