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Bug 1730794 - Netmask parameter for IPv6 networks must be prefix
Summary: Netmask parameter for IPv6 networks must be prefix
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: doc-Installation_Guide
Version: 7.8
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Eliane Ramos Pereira
QA Contact: Jan Stodola
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2019-07-17 16:33 UTC by Lukas Zapletal
Modified: 2020-04-24 14:27 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-02-05 10:18:15 UTC
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Description Lukas Zapletal 2019-07-17 16:33:46 UTC
Document URL: 
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/installation_guide/chap-anaconda-boot-options

Section Number and Name: 
Table 22.5. Automatic Interface Configuration Methods

Describe the issue: 

"The netmask parameter is the netmask to be used. This can either be a full netmask (for example 255.255.255.0) or a prefix (for example 64)."

Suggestions for improvement: 

This is not a valid statement. Probably for IPv4 this works, but I have just verified that Anaconda errors out if netmask is provided using full syntax [ffff:ffff::] and only accepts prefix.

Additional information: 

Did not capture screenshot of the error, but Anaconda stops and wont boot up.


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