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Chapter 1. Package Updates
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Users of dmidecode are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which includes this enhanced
support.
1.40. dmraid
1.40.1. RHBA-2010:0286: bug fix update
Updated dmraid packages that fix several bugs are now available.
The dmraid packages contain the ATARAID/DDF1 activation tool. The tool supports RAID device
discovery and RAID set activation, and displays properties for ATARAID/DDF1-formatted RAID sets on
Linux kernels using the device-mapper utility.
These updated dmraid packages fix the following bugs:
* the dmraid-events package was installing the dmevent_syslogpattern.txt file to the /etc/logwatch/
scripts/services directory. The dmevent_syslogpattern.txt file is used by the logwatch service to record
event logs. SELinux does not allow write access to the /etc/logwatch/scripts/services directory, and as
a result the logwatch service was prevented from updating the log file. The dmraid-events package
has now been updated to install the log file at /var/cache/logwatch/dmeventd/syslogpattern.txt, and the
log file is updated as expected. (
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* after a hard disk drive rebuild has been completed using dmraid, the LED lights on each disk
belonging to the rebuilt RAID volume should turn off. Previously, if the rebuild was initiated manually
using the 'dmraid -R' command, the light on the spare disk would remain illuminated, incorrectly
indicating that the disk was still being built. When rebuilding automatically with the libdmraid-events
library, the light would not remain lit as expected. The dmraid packages have been updated to turn off
the light correctly after a manual disk rebuild, and the drive light now correctly indicates the drive state.
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* dmraid binaries in the /sbin directory previously relied on libraries in the /usr directory. Since the /sbin
directory typically only contains programs executed by the root user, reliance on libraries in the /usr
directory could result in reference conflicts. The dmraid packages have been updated to no longer rely
on the /usr directory, and library references are now improved. (
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* the dmraid-events-logwatch tool would take ownership of directories that were already owned by the
logwatch package. This included the following directories:
* /etc/logwatch/conf * /etc/logwatch/conf/services * /etc/logwatch/scripts * /etc/logwatch/scripts/
services
As a consequence, the dmraid-events-logwatch tool and the logwatch package would conflict. The
dmraid-events-logwatch package has been updated to own only /etc/logwatch/scripts/services/
dmeventd directory, and the conflict no longer arises with the logwatch package. (
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* modifications to Intel support in the libdmraid tool caused the SONAME field to change. This caused
compatibility issues in python-pyblock symbolic links. The version number in the libdmraid tool's file
name has been updated, which caused the dependencies to be automatically re- generated during
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