Re: [CentOS] C6: latest util-linux-ng dependency on kernel? (Linode)

[SternData]

How do I work around this?  I can't get a yum update to work. My kernel
is 4.8.6-x86_64-linode78

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-- Steve


On 11/21/2016 07:05 AM, Tony Mountifield wrote:
> In article 
> 

Re: [CentOS] C6: latest util-linux-ng dependency on kernel?

[Tony Mountifield]

In article 

Re: [CentOS] C6: latest util-linux-ng dependency on kernel?

[Gianluca Cecchi]

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Tony Mountifield 
wrote:

> I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes.
> It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new
> dependency on the kernel package.
>
> On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM
> runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants to install for
> dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should be
> necessary in this environment.
>
> I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it is
> still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an
> unused kernel should have been required to be installed.
>
> Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?
>
> Cheers
> Tony
>

If you have access to it see:

 Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2016:2748-1

Corresponding CentOS announcement here:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2016-November/022148.html

Verify that in your current kernel you don't incur in this bugzilla (I
think you are not using rlogin...):
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335670

HIH,
Gianluca
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