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Bug 629059

Summary: RHEL5 kickstart manual says --class but it should be --dhcpclass.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Flavio Leitner <fleitner>
Component: doc-Installation_GuideAssignee: Ruediger Landmann <rlandman>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: ecs-bugs
Severity: high Docs Contact:
Priority: high    
Version: 5.0CC: jreed, rlandman, syeghiay, tao
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Clone Of: 248910 Environment:
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Description Flavio Leitner 2010-08-31 19:40:15 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #248910 +++

Description of problem:

RHEL-5 manual(1) describes the dhcp class option in kickstart as --dhcp
but anaconda expect --dhcpclass(2)

(1)
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Installation_Guide/s1-kickstart2-options.html

(2) bz#248910

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use --dhcp option in network line when doing kickstart installation
  
Actual results:
"Bad argument to kickstart network command --class=www007: unknow option"

Expected results:


Additional info:

According to Peter the documentation should be fixed to use --dhcpclass
parameter.
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2010-09-06 23:36:47 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Comment 3 Ruediger Landmann 2010-12-21 04:14:21 UTC 
Fixed in build 3.1-9:

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--dhcpclass= — The DHCP class.
Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2011-01-11 19:53:59 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2011-01-11 22:38:27 UTC 
This request was erroneously denied for the current release of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.  The error has been fixed and this
request has been re-proposed for the current release.
Comment 7 RHEL Program Management 2011-05-31 13:09:19 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.