Issued:

2010-01-06

Updated:

2010-03-30

RHBA-2010:0005 - readahead bug fix update

Synopsis

readahead bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated readahead package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

readahead reads the contents of a list of files into memory, which causes them to be read from cache when they are actually needed. Its goal is to speed up the boot process.

This update addresses the following bug:

• readahead includes a python helper script for readahead list maintainers: /usr/share/doc/readahead-1.3/readahead-check. Previously, this script's shebang line pointed to "/usr/bin/env python" rather than explicitly referencing the Python version installed on the system. This reference broke scripts such as readahead-check in the case of a user installing an alternative Python version. With this update, the shebang line in readahead-check points explicitly to the system version at /usr/bin/python. (BZ#521280)

All readahead users should install this update which addresses this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• readahead-1.3-8.el5.i386.rpm
• readahead-1.3-8.el5.src.rpm
• readahead-1.3-8.el5.ppc.rpm
• readahead-1.3-8.el5.ia64.rpm
• readahead-1.3-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
• readahead-1.3-8.el5.s390x.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 521280

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
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