610466 – mkinitrd has no option --force

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Bug 610466 - mkinitrd has no option --force

Summary: mkinitrd has no option --force

Keywords:
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA
Alias:	None
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	dracut
Sub Component:
Version:	6.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	low
Severity:	medium
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assignee:	Harald Hoyer
QA Contact:	Release Test Team
Docs Contact:
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2010-07-02 07:41 UTC by Miroslav Suchý
Modified:	2015-09-28 02:22 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)
Fixed In Version:
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Running mkinitrd alone does not override an existing initramfs image. When this is attempted, the message stated that the "--force" parameter should be used, but mkinitrd only supported the short version "-f" of this parameter. "--force" was added to mkinitrd as the long version.
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:	2011-05-19 11:53:42 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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System	ID	Private	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2011:0523	0	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	dracut bug fix and enhancement update	2011-05-18 17:44:57 UTC

Description Miroslav Suchý 2010-07-02 07:41:27 UTC

Description of problem:
I run:

$ mkinitrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64.img 2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64

and got this output:

Will not override existing initramfs (/boot/initramfs-2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64.img) without --force

which is fair. So I add option --force on command line and I get:

[msuchy@dri/~/rhn/spacewalk.pub{master}]$ mkinitrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64.img 2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64 --forceusage: mkinitrd [--version] [--help] [-v] [-f] [--preload <module>]
       [--image-version] [--with=<module>]
       <initrd-image> <kernel-version>

       (ex: mkinitrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64.img 2.6.32-37.el6.x86_64)

If I use -f instead of --force, then it got accepted. So I would expect that in thet warning is not used --forced option (but -f) or that --force option is recognized as alias for -f

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
# rpm -qf `which mkinitrd`
dracut-004-23.el6.noarch

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. try to regenerate initrd for you current kernerl
2. follow the warning and use option --force
  
Actual results:
--force is not recognized

Expected results:
--force is recognized or
warning suggest -f instead of --force

Additional info:

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2010-07-02 07:43:06 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.

Comment 5 Harald Hoyer 2011-02-16 10:57:16 UTC

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Running mkinitrd will not override an existing initramfs image. The error message of mkinitrd states to use the "--force" parameter, but mkinitrd does only support the short version "-f" of this parameter. "--force" was added to mkinitrd as the long version.

Comment 6 Alexander Todorov 2011-02-17 13:17:03 UTC

dracut --force test.img $(uname -r) worked for me with dracut-004-38.el6.noarch.

Comment 7 Harald Hoyer 2011-02-17 13:48:05 UTC

(In reply to comment #6)
> dracut --force test.img $(uname -r) worked for me with
> dracut-004-38.el6.noarch.

This bug is for "mkinitrd --force" .. not "dracut --force"

Comment 8 Alexander Todorov 2011-02-17 14:05:21 UTC

Thanks for the notice. Tested this again:

[root@localhost ~]# mkinitrd test.img $(uname -r)
[root@localhost ~]# mkinitrd test.img $(uname -r)
Will not override existing initramfs (/root/test.img) without --force
[root@localhost ~]# mkinitrd --force test.img $(uname -r)
[root@localhost ~]# echo $?
0
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qf /sbin/mkinitrd 
dracut-004-39.el6.noarch

Comment 9 Laura Bailey 2011-05-05 06:15:25 UTC

    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    Diffed Contents:
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Running mkinitrd will not override an existing initramfs image. The error message of mkinitrd states to use the "--force" parameter, but mkinitrd does only support the short version "-f" of this parameter. "--force" was added to mkinitrd as the long version.+Running mkinitrd alone does not override an existing initramfs image. When this is attempted, the message stated that the "--force" parameter should be used, but mkinitrd only supported the short version "-f" of this parameter. "--force" was added to mkinitrd as the long version.

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 11:53:42 UTC

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 therefore 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-2011-0523.html

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