SUSE-RU-2017:2637-1: moderate: Recommended update for dracut

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for dracut
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2017:2637-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1019938 #1021846 #1032029 #1043900 #1048551 
                    #1048698 #1048748 #1049113 #1054809 #1055492 
                    #902901 #986216 #996141 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
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   An update that has 13 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for dracut provides the following fixes:

   - Fix the task limit when running the emergency shell. This fixes a
     problem that was causing xfs_repair to crash when trying to repair a
     damaged XFS filesystem. (bsc#1019938)
   - Ensure dracut.sh responds properly to hostonly_cmdline option.
     (bsc#1048748)
   - Bail out if module directory does not exist. (bsc#1043900)
   - Suppress bogus error message. (bsc#1032029)
   - Fix module force loading with systemd. (bsc#986216)
   - Add network-pre and network-online targets. (bsc#902901)
   - Fix IFS separator in net-lib.sh. (bsc#996141)
   - Fix system shutdown when in initrd rescue mode. (bsc#1048698)
   - Ensure the ssh-client is usable by including the NSS plugin libraries
     configured in nsswitch.conf. (bsc#1021846)
   - Sync initramfs after creation to ensure it is properly written to disk
     when using fadump and invoking crash right after service start.
     (bsc#1049113)
   - Enable systemd-based core dumps for initrd. (bsc#1054809)
   - Add missing coreutils dependency for initrd macros. (bsc#1055492)
   - Scan for files in /etc/multipath/conf.d when setting up a multipath
     configuration. (bsc#1048551)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-1634=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1634=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-1634=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 (x86_64):

      dracut-037-99.13.1
      dracut-debuginfo-037-99.13.1
      dracut-debugsource-037-99.13.1
      dracut-fips-037-99.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):

      dracut-037-99.13.1
      dracut-debuginfo-037-99.13.1
      dracut-debugsource-037-99.13.1
      dracut-fips-037-99.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      dracut-037-99.13.1
      dracut-debuginfo-037-99.13.1
      dracut-debugsource-037-99.13.1
      dracut-fips-037-99.13.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019938
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1021846
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032029
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1043900
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1048551
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1048698
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1048748
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1049113
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054809
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1055492
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/902901
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/986216
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/996141