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Bug 971207 - guestfish aug-init command fails: libguestfs: error: aug_init: Augeas initialization failed
Summary: guestfish aug-init command fails: libguestfs: error: aug_init: Augeas initial...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: libguestfs
Version: 6.5
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
high
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Richard W.M. Jones
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-06-06 02:13 UTC by bfan
Modified: 2015-02-17 18:55 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: libguestfs-1.20.8-3.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
(This was a bug in Augeas, not in libguestfs)
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-11-21 04:44:22 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2013:1536 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: libguestfs security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2013-11-21 00:40:55 UTC

Description bfan 2013-06-06 02:13:22 UTC 
Description of problem:
aug-init failed with "Augeas initialization failed", I saw developer said that fixed in libguestfs-1.20.1-6.el7, but still exist in rhel6 rebase


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libguestfs-1.20.8-1.el6.x86_64
augeas-1.0.0-4.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
$ guestfish -N fs  
><fs> mount /dev/sda1 /
><fs> aug-init / 1

 
Actual results:
libguestfs: error: aug_init: Augeas initialization failed


Expected results:
command execute succeffully

Additional info:
Comment 2 bfan 2013-06-06 02:31:57 UTC 
test new package, augeas-1.0.0-5.el6.x86_64, also failed with same reason
Comment 3 Richard W.M. Jones 2013-06-06 07:50:24 UTC 
Upstream libguestfs:

$ guestfish -N fs -m /dev/sda1 aug-init / 1
[no errors]

RHEL 6.5:

$ guestfish -N fs -m /dev/sda1 aug-init / 1
libguestfs: error: aug_init: Augeas initialization failed

Adding -v -x to get full debugging doesn't give any more
information.  It could be happening because we built libguestfs
against the previous (RHEL 6.4) version of augeas, although
that's not supposed to happen.
Comment 4 Richard W.M. Jones 2013-06-06 13:08:55 UTC 
Turns out it just needs a rebuild against the newest Augeas.
Comment 6 Richard W.M. Jones 2013-06-06 21:58:34 UTC 
WFM with libguestfs 1:1.20.8-3.el6
Comment 7 bfan 2013-06-07 02:31:19 UTC 
Verified with libguestfs-1.20.8-3.el6.x86_64


[root@dhcp-9-42 home]# guestfish -N fs  

Welcome to guestfish, the libguestfs filesystem interactive shell for
editing virtual machine filesystems.

Type: 'help' for help on commands
      'man' to read the manual
      'quit' to quit the shell

><fs> trace 1
><fs> mount /dev/sda1 /
libguestfs: trace: mount "/dev/sda1" "/"
libguestfs: trace: mount = 0
><fs> aug-init / 1
libguestfs: trace: aug_init "/" 1
libguestfs: trace: aug_init = 0
><fs> 

Change status to verified
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2013-11-21 04:44:22 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.html
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