[K12OSN] yum update issue with ltspbr0

[Jim Kinney]

check /var/log/yum.log for updates. It will show dates and packages but not
sources.

since there _use_ to be a ifcfg-ltspbr0 file that came in with the initial
LTSP install, the update for that was the fail point.

Run

rpm --whatprovides /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ltspbr0

to find package name for this file.

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On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:52 PM, William Fragakis <william at fragakis.com>wrote:

> I don't know if this will shed any light for those who've been suffering
> similar woes.
>
> short version: on ltsp server restart, ltsp-dhcpd failed to start and
> ltspbr0 was dead. thin clients couldn't boot. update erased
> ifcfg-ltspbr0 but copying ifcfg-ltspbr0, bringing up ltspbr0 and
> starting ltsp-dhcpd solved everything.
>
> long version:
>
> We had a server restart this morning. Someone unfortunately punched the
> reset button on the ltsp server instead of the dead windows box.
>
> Server came back online but thin clients couldn't get ip address to
> begin booting. Panic developed as this was in the middle of a workday.
>
> service ltsp-dhcpd status showed dhcp was dead and restarting it failed
> with system log saying something about undeclared subnets, etc.
>
> ifconfig didn't show anything for ltspbr0
>
> Listed the files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts that started with
> ifcfg-l and got
> ifcfg-lo ifcfg-ltspbr0~ and ifcfg-ltspbr0.rpmnew
>
> But no ifcfg-ltspbr0
>
> Copied ifcfg-ltspbr0.rpmnew to ifcfg-ltspbr0 , did an ifup on
> ifcfg-ltspbr0 and then ltsp-dhcpd restarted without any problems. thin
> clients booted and my heart was no longer pounding.
>
> Moral of the story, an update incorrectly killed existing ltspbr0 config
> file.  Hope this helps. I didn't see this mentioned elsewhere so sorry
> if it duplicates anything.
>
> Not sure which update killed it or to whom I should submit bug report.
> Suggestions appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> William
>
>
>
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