Description of problem: There is a typo in the kernel name labels in newly created stanzas within the boot loader config file (e.g. zipl on s390, yaboot on ppc) when installing 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL kernel RPM. Notice how the label for the stanza is missing the 'L' in "EL" in the kernel name: ".qa.[root@ppcp-3as root]# cat /etc/yaboot.conf # yaboot.conf generated by anaconda boot=/dev/sda1 init-message=Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS\! Hit <TAB> for boot options partition=2 timeout=30 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot delay=10 nonvram image=/vmlinux-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL label=2.4.21-47.0.1.E read-only initrd=/initrd-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.img append="console=hvc0 root=LABEL=/" image=vmlinuz-anaconda label=Autotest_4 ..." So, the name is truncated... Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ppc64-utils-0.7-2.ppc How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install the aforementioned RPM 2. 3. Actual results: See above... Expected results: Should handle long kernel names Additional info:
Is it happening on RHEL 3.9? Even if it is, there's not much we can do at this point. I doubt there will be a 3.10 and even if there is, this wouldn't make the cut for that release. Also worth checking RHEL4 and RHEL5. If it's working in those, I would say the bug is closable.
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