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5.7 Release Notes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Release Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
Abstract
Red Hat Enterprise Linux minor releases are an aggregation of individual enhancement, security and bug fix errata. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Release Notes documents the major changes made to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system and its accompanying applications for this minor release.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux minor releases are an aggregation of individual enhancement, security and bug fix errata. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Release Notes documents the major changes made to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system and its accompanying applications for this minor release.
The Release Notes provide high level coverage of the improvements and additions that have been implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7. For detailed documentation on all changes to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the 5.7 update, refer to the Technical Notes.
Note
Refer to the Online Release Notes for the most up-to-date version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Release Notes.
Note
Under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, please use RHN Classic Subscription Management if you have subscriptions for the following products:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for HPC Compute Node
- Load Balancer Add-on
For more information on the new features of subscription management, please refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase.
1. Installation
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux installer (also known as Anaconda) assists in the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 includes the following enhancements:
- A kickstart installation, by default, has the SSH port open in the firewall settings. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, the new
--no-sshkickstart option for thefirewallcommand can be used to ensure that SSH access to a system is disabled. - The new
blacklistfunctionality in Anaconda is used to avoid the installation or probing of drivers. - Anaconda provides added support for the subscription and entitlement changes implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7. Refer to Section 2, “Red Hat Subscription Manager and the Subscription Service” for further information.
