failure in lilo configuration at kernel update

I use up2date to install new kernel today.

I have configured lilo as the boot loader.

During the install phase of the kernel update, up2date hangs with
these error messages visible in the terminal window from which I called
up2date:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 2011, in
doInstallation
    kernelsToInstall = up2date.installPackages(self.selectedPkgList,
self.rpmCallback)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 742, in
installPackages
    runPkgSpecialCases(pkgList)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 791, in
runPkgSpecialCases
    apply(packageProvidesMethods[provideName],
[providesPackages[provideName]])
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 882, in
installBootLoader
    __install_lilo(kernelList)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 897, in
__install_lilo
    ret = lilocfg.installNewImages(kernelList,test=0)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/lilocfg.py", line 376, in
installNewImages

    raise LiloConfError("test install of lilo failed")
up2date_client.lilocfg.LiloConfError: Error installing lilo.conf  The
message was:
test install of lilo failed
-------------------

The same happened a few days ago with the previous kernel update.

I know how to fix this manually:
the required files are present in /boot
the required changes are also present in /etc/lilo.conf
I have to edit lilo.conf to let the lable 'linux' point to the new
kernel, and then run /sbin/lilo before I reboot.

I just wanted to let you know that these problems exist.

Alois



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