Issued:

2011-12-06

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1683 - system-config-kickstart bug fix update

Synopsis

system-config-kickstart bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated system-config-kickstart package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The system-config-kickstart package contains Kickstart Configurator, a graphical tool for creating kickstart files.

This updated system-config-kickstart package fixes the following bug:

• The system-config-kickstart utility terminated with a traceback if it was executed outside of a graphical environment. This problem has been fixed: the utility starts correctly in a graphical environment or displays an error message if the X Window System is not running. (BZ#676338)

All users of system-config-kickstart 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

• system-config-kickstart-2.8.6.4-1.el6.src.rpm
• system-config-kickstart-2.8.6.4-1.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 676338

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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