Description of problem: file /etc/machine-id is a part of qcow2 image for Red Hat Virtualization. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 5.11.8 How reproducible: ...always Steps to Reproduce: 1. mount downloaded appliance image and 2. look into etc/ Actual results: file /etc/machine-id is present Expected results: file not present in image Additional info: Machine-id file should be removed from image and generated during first boot of new appliance - same machine-id can cause problems in networks with multiple appliances.
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Severity is high. It has impact to customer's business.
https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-appliance-build/pull/445
New commit detected on ManageIQ/manageiq-appliance-build/master: https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-appliance-build/commit/b59e9fcd6c26ee1c3d1b6cb826f3600a5d901062 commit b59e9fcd6c26ee1c3d1b6cb826f3600a5d901062 Author: Satoe Imaishi <simaishi> AuthorDate: Mon Oct 19 14:46:13 2020 +0000 Commit: Satoe Imaishi <simaishi> CommitDate: Mon Oct 19 14:48:23 2020 +0000 Remove machine-id https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889302 kickstarts/base.ks.erb | 3 + 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
With the rebuilt qcow2 images I was able to validate the fix, such that every time I downloaded a new image and created a VM off of that image, it got its own unique /etc/machine-id.
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 (Important: CloudForms 5.0.10 security, bug fix and enhancement update), 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/RHSA-2020:5554