Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1403 - system-config-lvm bug fix update

Synopsis

system-config-lvm bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated system-config-lvm package that fixes several bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The system-config-lvm utility enables users to configure logical volumes using a GUI.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the system-config-lvm utility did not support thin logical volumes. As a consequence, previously supported volumes could not be managed. With this update, thin logical volumes are still not supported but do not block managing supported volumes. (BZ#878253)

  • Prior to this update, the Logical Volume Management (LVM) GUI was not always displayed correctly when accessed over remote access. Consequently, the user could not initiate the GUI. A patch has been provided to fix this bug, and the LVM GUI is now displayed correctly as intended. (BZ#953071)

  • Previously, when the ext3 Logical Volume (LV) partition was mounted and the user attempted to extend it online, the system-config-lvm utility tried to unmount ext3 and only after that to extend it. The underlying source code has been patched, and ext3 file systems can now be extended online using the command line tools without system-config-lvm trying to unmount it first. (BZ#1029755)

Users of system-config-lvm are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • system-config-lvm-1.1.12-17.el6.noarch.rpm
  • system-config-lvm-1.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information