This bug has been copied from bug #583218 and has been proposed to be backported to 5.5 z-stream (EUS).
We ended up fixing this in the init scripts, so reassigning.
Patch is still receiving testing in that bug, so I wouldn't want to ack it yet.
Bill, BZ583218 is VERIFIED. Could you ack it and proceed for the errata release?
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: Prior to this update, an attempt to reboot or shut down a system with a running Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) daemon may have caused the system to stop responding. This was caused by the fact that the system was waiting for iSCSI devices to sync, even though the network was already shut down. With this update, the /etc/rc.d/init.d/network startup script has been modified not to deactivate network interfaces when the iSCSI daemon is running, and the system can be shut down or rebooted as expected.
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-2010-0885.html