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Bug
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Normal
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rhel-9.3.0
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None
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Moderate
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rhel-sst-installer
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ssg_front_door
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24
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3
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False
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No
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None
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None
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None
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Unspecified Release Note Type - Unknown
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None
What were you trying to do that didn't work?
The installer activates a swap partition from another installed system during the package installation process, even though the swap partition is not configured to be used on the system being installed.
Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:
RHEL-9.3/9.4
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to reproduce
- Install RHEL with /boot, / and swap partitions. Leave empty space on the disk for another installation.
- Run a new installation.
- Proceed to the custom partitioning screen.
- Create a new partition for rootfs and re-use /boot from the previous system. Do not create new or modify the swap partition from the previous installation.
- Begin the installation and wait until the partitioning changes are written to the disk.
- Switch to shell (tty2) and run swapon -s
Expected results
The swap partition from the existing system on the disk is not activated during the installation.
Actual results
The swap partition from the existing system on the disk is activated during the package installation phase:
[anaconda root@localhost ~]# swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /dev/zram0 partition 2502652 45056 100 /dev/vda2 partition 2634748 0 -2 [anaconda root@localhost ~]#
Additional info
The swap partition is not used when the newly installed system is booted, which is an expected behavior.
- is cloned by
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RHEL-61460 [RHEL-10] Do not activate swap from another system during installation
- Planning