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Description of problem:
up2date default policy skips installing new kernel packages.  I run a cron job daily which runs "up2date-nox -u" to keep systems updated.  Evidently, selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.13 requires the most current kernel.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.13, kernel-2.6.11-1.27_FC3 (possibly other kernels)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. With kernel-2.6.11-1.27_FC3 installed, and a password-protected screensaver running, run "up2date-nox -u" (with default configuration) as a cron job.
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Actual Results:  Afterwards, you cannot unlock the screen, it acts as though you're using an incorrect password.  Use a rescue disc to zap the password and reboot - init fails with some sort of insufficient privilege message.

When this happened on two unrelated machines (different networks, miles apart physically, etc.) yesterday, there was an obvious pattern.

Expected Results:  selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.13 should have an installation dependency on the kernel level.

Additional info:

One way to recover a system which is unbootable due to this bug:
1) reboot with a rescue disc, set up networking, chroot /mnt/sysimage
2) up2date-nox --configure
  - select attribute 7, pkgSkipList (currently value: 'kernel*')
  - 'C' to clear the list
  - <enter> to exit
3) up2date-nox -u  (installs new kernel)
4) eject rescue disc and reboot using the new kernel
5) (optional) rerun "up2date-nox --configure" and put "kernel*;" back in pkgSkipList