Bug 83206 - Incorrect test of return code from grep command in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
Summary: Incorrect test of return code from grep command in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-01-31 09:10 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:33 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-01-31 17:08:19 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2003:341 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE New initscripts packages available 2003-12-19 05:00:00 UTC

Description Need Real Name 2003-01-31 09:10:44 UTC 
Description of problem:
The conditional expression beginning at line 302 of /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit has a
middle expression ("$_ROOT_HAS_QUOTA") that will always test true, no matter
what the return code is of the preceding grep|awk|grep pipeline. This is because
"$_ROOT_HAS_QUOTA" will always be a non-null string.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-6.67-1

How reproducible:
N/A

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
"$_ROOT_HAS_QUOTA" always tests true.

Expected results:
"$_ROOT_HAS_QUOTA" only tests true if the quota option is given for the root
filesystem in /etc/fstab.

Additional info:
Suggest that the test is altered to:

... -a "$_ROOT_HAS_QUOTA" = "0" ...
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-31 17:08:19 UTC 
Fixed, will be in 7.06-1.
Comment 2 John Flanagan 2003-12-19 19:13:48 UTC 
An errata 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 the 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-2003-341.html
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