Issued:

2012-06-20

Updated:

2012-06-20

RHEA-2012:0928 - firstboot enhancement update

Synopsis

firstboot enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated firstboot packages that add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The firstboot utility runs after installation and guides the user through a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.

This updated firstboot package adds the following enhancements:

• Prior to this update, the firstboot utility did not allow users to change the timezone. This update adds the timezone module to firstboot so that users can now change the timezone in the reconfiguration mode. (BZ#704187)

• Prior to this update, the firstboot service did not provide a status option. This update adds the "firstboot service status" option to show if firstboot is scheduled to run on the next boot or not. (BZ#753658)

All users of firstboot are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add these enhancements.

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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• firstboot-1.110.13-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
• firstboot-1.110.13-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
• firstboot-1.110.13-1.el6.s390x.rpm
• firstboot-1.110.13-1.el6.src.rpm
• firstboot-1.110.13-1.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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