Description of problem: disklessrc had always brought up the boot interface (eg. eth0) and did a 'host' lookup before bringing up the loopback device. The 'host' lookup could cause the ipv6 module to be loaded before the loopback device is brought up which causes kernel-2.6.9-12.2.EL (the current RHEL-4-U2 kernel) to get an Oops and panic ( bug 165669 ). The workaround is to bring up the loopback device before the boot interface. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): All system-config-netboot versions prior to 0.1.26-1_EL4 with kernel-2.6.9-12.2-EL How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: Use system-config-netboot to create a diskless client with kernel-2.6.9-12.2-EL Actual results: Diskless client never boots - kernel panics Expected results: Diskless client should boot up fine Additional info:
This is now fixed with system-config-netboot-0.1.26 . The disklessrc will now bring up the loopback interface before configuring the boot interface or doing DNS lookups.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2005-484.html