This bug has been copied from bug #357331 and has been proposed to be backported to 5.1 z-stream (EUS).
The RHEL 5 fix has been backported. You can now use the "bindings_file" option in /etc/multipath.conf to specify an alternative location for your bindings file.
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-2008-0050.html