Issued:

2011-12-06

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1682 - pykickstart bug fix update

Synopsis

pykickstart bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated pykickstart package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The pykickstart package contains a python library for manipulating kickstart files.

This updated pykickstart package fixes the following bug:

• When validating the syntax of a kickstart file in certain locales, the ksvalidator tool terminated with a traceback if the kickstart file contained any deprecated syntax. This has been fixed: ksvalidator terminates no longer and prints a warning message that the kickstart file contains a deprecated syntax. (BZ#656278)

All users of pykickstart are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this bug.

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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• pykickstart-1.74.6-1.el6.src.rpm
• pykickstart-1.74.6-1.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 656278

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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