1 NOTE: This file is automatically generated from "update-bugs".
2 Last updated: 2010-09-22 21:43:52
4 This contains a local list of the bugs that are open against
5 libguestfs. Bugs are tracked in the Red Hat Bugzilla database
6 at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/ and to report a new bug you
7 should follow this link:
9 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools
11 When reporting a new bug, please check:
13 - That the bug has not been reported already.
14 - That you are testing a recent version.
15 - Describe the bug accurately, and give a way to reproduce it.
16 - Include the version of libguestfs, distro version and any other
18 - Attach the complete output of "libguestfs-test-tool".
20 --------------------------------------------------
21 Bugs in NEW or ASSIGNED state are open and waiting for someone to fix.
23 563450 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563450
24 list-devices returns devices of different types out of order
26 627835 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627835
27 libguestfs protocol loses synchronization if you 'upload' before mounting disks
29 547488 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547488
30 guestfish cannot tab complete filenames that contain spaces
32 627833 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627833
33 get-e2uuid should use blkid instead of "tune2fs -l" to get filesystem UUID
35 633174 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633174
36 some guestfish sub commands can not handle special files properly
38 501884 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501884
39 virt-inspector still configured, even if there are missing deps
41 501886 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501886
42 exec: chroot not found
44 507278 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507278
45 libguestfs fails to build on Fedora sparc64
47 547479 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547479
48 NTFS partitions sometimes fail to mount if mounted read/write
50 554829 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554829
51 SELinux handling could be done better.
53 555803 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555803
54 virt-tar error: tgz_out error in chunked encoding
56 572337 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572337
57 libguestfs should support gptsync
59 578103 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578103
60 [RFE] Tool to Compare Windows Registry Entries
62 592910 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=592910
63 'guestfish --remote run' hangs in a shell command substitution context
65 593511 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=593511
66 [RFE] function to get partition name
68 596354 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596354
69 guestfish.1.html and guestfs.3.html declared "XHTML 1.0 Strict" but are not in fact well-formed XML
71 596761 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596761
72 Ctrl- causes guestfish to abort
74 598772 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598772
75 guestfish 'help' command should indicate error in exit status with an unknown command
77 599503 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599503
78 document that mkmountpoint and umount-all cannot be mixed
80 600144 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600144
81 document that mkmountpoint and umount-all cannot be mixed
83 602599 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602599
84 [RFE] A new API for custom cleanup prior to close in perl bindings
86 602997 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602997
87 part-get-bootable gives wrong result with an unordered part layout
89 603000 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=603000
90 part-get-bootable gives wrong result with an unordered part layout
92 604041 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604041
93 guestmount absolute symlinks don't work
95 612308 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612308
96 qemu -net / vlan option deprecated. Use -netdev instead.
98 613593 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613593
99 Rebase libguestfs in RHEL 6.1
101 615223 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=615223
102 vfs-type could not read just-created filesystem
104 617436 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617436
105 guestfish: fails to tilde expand '~' when the $HOME env is unset
107 617440 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617440
108 guestfish: fails to tilde expand '~' when the $HOME env is unset
110 619345 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=619345
111 RFE: Enable coredump capture in the appliance
113 623183 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=623183
114 "libguestfs: warning: unexpected connection from UID 0 to port ..."
116 624035 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624035
117 guestfish "upload /file foo" command hangs or gives a protocol error
119 624334 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624334
120 blockdev-setbsz succeeds, but does not affect blockdev-getbsz
122 624335 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624335
123 blockdev-setbsz succeeds, but does not affect blockdev-getbsz
125 627468 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627468
126 [RFE]It's better to emphasize "libguestfs-winsupport" in V2V manpage or error output
128 627675 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627675
129 libguestfs inspector code cannot handle /dev/disk/by-id/* paths
131 627832 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627832
132 [RFE] guestfish should print outputs in a suitable base (eg. octal for modes)
134 632918 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=632918
135 Can't use virt-resize on Ubuntu 10.04 image
137 633096 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633096
138 virt-resize calculates block device size incorrectly, doesn't work with qcow2 target
140 633766 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633766
141 virt-resize --shrink fails
143 634246 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634246
144 guestfs_part_get_parttype returns "loop" when run against a partition, LV or filesystem
146 635969 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=635969
147 glob echo mkfs ext2 /dev/vd[b-t]1 prints garbage
149 635971 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=635971
150 glob mkfs ext2 /dev/vd[b-t]1 does not expand
152 636061 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=636061
153 [abrt] guestfish-1.2.11-1.fc12: malloc_consolidate: Process /usr/bin/guestfish was killed by signal 11 (SIGSEGV)
155 636370 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=636370
156 libguestfs depsolving issue on yum install
158 636454 NEW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=636454
159 [RFE] Need a way to determine if a particular block device is a logical volume
161 501882 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501882
162 /tmp/libguestfs temporary directory is not cleaned up
164 583974 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583974
165 mount hangs there when you lack proper permission to guest image
167 584228 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584228
168 tgz-in/tar-in command hang when run with a vfat img
170 502074 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502074
171 running commands segfault randomly, with 32 bit host and guest, when host is a Xen or VMWare guest
173 539746 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539746
174 launch fails when run inside a Xen guest, when no non-PV kernels are installed
176 503134 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503134
177 guestfish's list splitting does not recognize internal quoting
179 541618 ASSIGNED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541618
180 guestfish not able to mount freebsd ufs2 partitions automatically
182 --------------------------------------------------
183 Bugs in MODIFIED, POST or ON_QA state are fixed.
184 You can help by testing the fixes.
186 507810 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507810
187 guestfish -i / virt-inspector cannot handle spaces in filenames
189 576879 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576879
190 libguestfs protocol loses synchronization if you 'upload' before mounting disks
192 585221 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585221
193 resize2fs should support shrinking filesystems
195 585222 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585222
196 pvresize should support shrinking PVs
198 585223 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585223
199 ntfsresize should support shrinking filesystems
201 591142 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591142
202 virt-inspector should give an error for unrecognized disk images
204 591155 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591155
205 virt-tar prints "tar_in: tar subcommand failed on directory" if a disk image is not writable
207 591250 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591250
208 virt-tar prints "tar_in: tar subcommand failed on directory" if the archive is compressed or not in the right format
210 592883 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=592883
211 can not edit files on images mounted with guestmount cmd
213 501889 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501889
214 write-file does not support strings containing ASCII NUL
216 582484 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582484
217 some guestfish sub commands can not handle special files properly
219 588651 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=588651
220 guestfish 'strings-e' cmd does not give proper error message or hint
222 501893 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501893
223 String parameters should be checked for != NULL
225 501894 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501894
226 Some String parameters should be OptString
228 521674 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521674
229 Perl modules are unversioned, but should carry version numbers
231 597118 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=597118
232 A warning should be given in the help of mke2journal-L for the length of label
234 597135 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=597135
235 guestfish write-file cmd does not check "size" parameter
237 597145 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=597145
238 guestfish 'help' command should indicate error in exit status with an unknown command
240 599464 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599464
241 mkfs-b does not support vfat/ntfs
243 602592 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602592
244 [RFE] expose guestfs_close in perl bindings
246 610880 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=610880
247 libguestfs should set broader read perms on tmpdir, so works in some situations when executed with umask 077
249 619334 MODIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=619334
250 RFE: Enable coredump capture in the appliance
252 --------------------------------------------------
253 These bugs are in the VERIFIED state.
255 613562 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613562
256 virt-v2v | rhel6 v2v doesn't support install the guest driver by rhn
258 617165 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617165
259 mount operation failed and hung on some images which running in read-only mode
261 579664 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=579664
262 guestfish doesn't report error when there is not enough space for image allocation
264 598771 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598771
265 guestfish 'help' command should indicate error in exit status with an unknown command
267 598807 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598807
268 add_cdrom does not work in RHEL 6
270 600148 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600148
271 mkfs-b does not support vfat/ntfs
273 604552 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604552
274 libguestfs has extra characters after %{?dist}
276 609990 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609990
277 guestfish: using -m option in conjunction with --listen option causes appliance to die
279 615870 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=615870
280 libguestfs-find-requires.sh is not autogenerating dependencies for libguestfs
282 616438 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616438
283 libguestfs missing runtime Requires: binutils
285 616753 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616753
286 libguestfs will use the wrong augeas lens for /etc/modules.conf
288 619826 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=619826
289 [RFE] Need a way to determine if a particular block device is a logical volume