[Spacewalk-list] Schedule kernel upgrade result in kernel panic

Fri Sep 16 11:48:45 UTC 2016

I've seen that happened when yum install couldn't write to /boot (either
because of security rules in place..cis comes to mind).

On Sep 16, 2016 7:37 AM, "Robert Paschedag" <robert.paschedag at web.de> wrote:

> I don't think, that rhnsd is causing this. Seems more related to yum.
>
> Am 16.09.2016 08:52 schrieb Lionel Caignec <caignec at cines.fr>:
> >
> > Perhaps this is a bug of the rhnsd agent for Rhel7 which is timing out
> during kernel update process (which is long).
> > Is it a config file which can defer between Rhel7 and Rhel6?
> >
> > ----- Mail original -----
> > De: "Lionel Caignec" <caignec at cines.fr>
> > À: "spacewalk-list" <spacewalk-list at redhat.com>
> > Envoyé: Vendredi 16 Septembre 2016 08:43:32
> > Objet: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Schedule kernel upgrade result in kernel
> panic
> >
> > Ok thank you i understand now why initramfs missing, i will look in "yum
> debug" log if it exists.
> >
> > ----- Mail original -----
> > De: "William H. ten Bensel" <WHTENBEN at up.com>
> > À: "spacewalk-list" <spacewalk-list at redhat.com>
> > Envoyé: Jeudi 15 Septembre 2016 21:09:37
> > Objet: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Schedule kernel upgrade result in kernel
> panic
> >
> > - Schedule a kernel update from Web GUI, let spacewalk agent do it's job
> and get kernel update (/boot/initramfs.... missing)
> >
> > Just saw something similar today.
> > Issue: Timed out (+2 hours) in the middle of the yum upgrade process.
> > Solution: Reboot to previous kernel, run yum-complete-transaction, and
> reinstall the new kernel rpms.
> >
> > - Thanks and good luck
> >
> >
> > From: Lionel Caignec <caignec at cines.fr>
> > To: spacewalk-list <spacewalk-list at redhat.com>
> > Date: 09/15/2016 04:34 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Schedule kernel upgrade result in kernel
> panic
> > Sent by: spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com
> >
> >
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> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > i'm still stuck, i cannot schedule a kernel update from spacewalk (web
> gui) to my CentOS 7 client, because at reboot my server go into "kernel
> panic"
> >
> > I don't understand the difference between this 2 way of doing :
> > - Schedule a kernel update from Web GUI, let spacewalk agent do it's job
> and get kernel update (/boot/initramfs.... missing)
> > - Schedule a kernel update from Web GUI, launch on client "rhn_chek" -->
> reboot with no problem on the newest kernel.
> >
> > All kernel version give this result, my spacewalk is in version 2.5, but
> i already have this bug in 2.4.
> >
> > How can i get debug log from spacewalk agent, perhaps there is something
> interisting in.
> >
> > Thank for helping
> >
> > --
> > Lionel
> >
> > ----- Mail original -----
> > De: "Lionel Caignec" <caignec at cines.fr>
> > À: "spacewalk-list" <spacewalk-list at redhat.com>
> > Envoyé: Mardi 23 Août 2016 11:43:12
> > Objet: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Schedule kernel errata upgrade result in
> kernel panic
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > i use the webUI to schedule update. It's not related to one specific
> update, but all kernel update (it's a bug i've for months now.). When a new
> kernel is released i schedule update and reboot --> Result in "kernel
> panic".
> >
> > All my clients os are Centos 7 and RedHat 7.
> >
> > Lionel.
> >
> > ----- Mail original -----
> > De: "Tomas Lestach" <tlestach at redhat.com>
> > À: "spacewalk-list" <spacewalk-list at redhat.com>
> > Envoyé: Mardi 23 Août 2016 11:16:52
> > Objet: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Schedule kernel errata upgrade result in
> kernel panic
> >
> > Hello, please, help me understand your problem.
> > You write:
> > * if you "schedule a kernel errata update at reboot", there's an issue
> > with initramfs, grub.cfg ...
> > * if you "schedule upgrade with gui", everything's ok
> >
> > Does it mean the 1st case isn't via WebUI? Is it via API?
> >
> > Can you be more specific? What OS do you use on the client, what erratum
> > are you scheduling for update? What way? ...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Tomas Lestach
> > Red Hat Satellite Engineering
> >
> > On 08/23/2016 10:54 AM, Lionel Caignec wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > i've a annoying bug with spacewalk. When i schedule a kernel errata
> update at reboot my server is going into kernel panic.
> > >
> > > After some time i've found that initramfs was not generated during
> update phase. Moreover in grub.cfg the line "initrd ..." is missing.
> > > If i boot with an old kernel and i launch "yum reinstall kernel"
> server will boot without problem on new kernel.
> > >
> > >
> > > But if i schedule upgrade with gui, and then use "rhn_check -vvv" on
> my server there is no problem.
> > >
> > > Someone could help me? What do i missing?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lionel Caignec
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