Description of problem: When a customer installed with --ethtool="autoneg on wol g" kickstart option, ETHTOOL_OPTS entry in ifcfg-ethX was created as below. ETHTOOL_OPTS=autoneg on wol g This should be quoted as below. ETHTOOL_OPTS="autoneg on wol g" Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-11.1.2.224-1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install with kickstart file including --ethtool="autoneg on wol g" 2. After installation, check /etc/ifcfg-eth0 Actual results: The values of ETHTOOL_OPTS are not quoted. Expected results: The values of ETHTOOL_OPTS are quoted.
Created attachment 476512 [details] proposed patch
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Thanks for the patch. This should be fixed in anaconda-11.1.2.229-1.
Tested on build RHEL5.7-Server-20110525.0 with anaconda-11.1.2.236-1. kickstart command: [root@gilliam ~]# grep network /var/www/html/ks network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --ethtool="autoneg on wol g" after the installation: [root@system1 ~]# grep ETHTOOL_OPTS /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ETHTOOL_OPTS="autoneg on wol g" Moving to VERIFIED.
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-2011-0984.html