﻿id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
18055	Linux Guest Additions Errors in dracut execution -> fixed after (not in) 5.2.20	DonC		"When installing the Linux 5.2.20 Guest additions on an Oracle Linux system (4.1.12-124.20.3.el6uek.x86_64) I get the following error:
{{{
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 5.2.20 Guest Additions for Linux........
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 5.2.20 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
vboxadd-service.sh: Stopping VirtualBox Guest Addition service.
You may need to restart your guest system to finish removing the guest drivers.
Usage: /sbin/dracut [OPTION]... <initramfs> <kernel-version>
Creates initial ramdisk images for preloading modules

  -f, --force           Overwrite existing initramfs file.
  -m, --modules [LIST]  Specify a space-separated list of dracut modules to
                         call when building the initramfs. Modules are located
                         in /usr/share/dracut/modules.d.
...
}}}
It then continues..
{{{
Copying additional installer modules ...
Installing additional modules ...
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules.  This may take a while.
Usage: /sbin/dracut [OPTION]... <initramfs> <kernel-version>
Creates initial ramdisk images for preloading modules

  -f, --force           Overwrite existing initramfs file.
  -m, --modules [LIST]  Specify a space-separated list of dracut modules to
                         call when building the initramfs. Modules are located
                         in /usr/share/dracut/modules.d.
  -o, --omit [LIST]     Omit a space-separated list of dracut modules.
...
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Running kernel modules will not be replaced until the system is restarted
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Starting.
Press Return to close this window...
}}}"	defect	closed	guest additions	VirtualBox 5.2.20	fixed	dracut		Linux	Windows
