Description of problem: When yum installs a new kernel and removes the old one (mine is set up to keep 3), the 4th-oldest is deleted, but not the associated initramfs file. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): dracut-002-8.git845dd502.fc12.noarch How reproducible: Allow yum to automatically install a new kernel and remove the 4th-oldest one. initramfs files are piling up. Steps to Reproduce: 1. see above 2. 3. Actual results: as described Expected results: when a kernel is deleted, either via yum or rpm or an associated gui, the corresponding initramfs file should also be removed. Additional info:
assigning to kernel
kernel preuninstall runs: /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --rminitrd ...
kernel should own the initramfs image in the rpm filelist
(In reply to comment #3) > kernel should own the initramfs image in the rpm filelist Yes, the kernel owns the initrd. And it deletes it by calling "/sbin/new-kernel-pkg --rminitrd".
Got a new kernel this morning. On my x86_64 system, this now works. Will try the i686 system later, when the repos are synced with today's updates (weren't yet, for some reason, although x86_64 was).
Solved, thanks!