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001_verify_config_arrays.sh leaks secrets in arrays

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Open.

Task

#3443 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Apr 3, 2025

WIP: Autodetect EFI shim

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Draft (not ready).

rear/rearnumber 3277

#3277 In rear/rear;

· pcahyna opened on Jul 12, 2024

skel/default/etc/syslog-ng*.conf may source third party code

cleanup

critical / security / legal

discuss / RFC

Status: Open.

#3291 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Jul 23, 2024

Check sourcing via '.' in DHCP client support code

discuss / RFC

Status: Open.

#3320 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Sep 17, 2024

BACKUP=GALAXY: Verify that sourcing ./GxCmd can be trusted

discuss / RFC

Status: Open.

#3321 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Sep 17, 2024

On hold: New source_variable_from_file()

discuss / RFC

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Draft (not ready).

rear/rearnumber 3203

#3203 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Apr 9, 2024

Generic method how to safely and reliably read shell-style config files

cleanup

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

severe improvementHeavy improvements required for long term success of ReaR.Heavy improvements required for long term success of ReaR.

Status: Open.

#3260 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Jun 21, 2024

How is skel/default/bin/dhcpcd.sh meant to work?

cleanup

discuss / RFC

Status: Open.

#3295 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Jul 23, 2024

finalize/.../660_install_grub2.sh automatism fails on RAID1

bugThe code does not do what it is meant to doThe code does not do what it is meant to do

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Open.

#3357 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Dec 5, 2024

Officially support Alma Linux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux as RHEL clones

needs sponsorshipThis issue will not get solved on a voluntary base by ReaR upstream.This issue will not get solved on a voluntary base by ReaR upstream.

Status: Open.

#3360 In rear/rear;

· schlomo opened on Dec 11, 2024

Artix Linux: LUKS2 hash is not correctly recognized when the cryptdevice contains a key-slot with pbkdf2

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Open.

#3361 In rear/rear;

· castilma opened on Dec 11, 2024

Makefile contains "obsproject = Archiving:Backup:Rear:Snapshot" which does no longer exist

cleanup

ReaR ProjectThe ReaR project itself and the tooling we use to work on it.The ReaR project itself and the tooling we use to work on it.

Status: Open.

#3369 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Dec 18, 2024

"make dist" ReaR tarball misses usr/share/rear/skel/default/root/.vimrc

minor bugAn alternative or workaround existsAn alternative or workaround exists

Status: Open.

#3368 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Dec 18, 2024

'USE_RESOLV_CONF=n' error with ReaR 2.8 (because USE_RESOLV_CONF is an array)

documentation

minor bugAn alternative or workaround existsAn alternative or workaround exists

support / question

Status: Open.

#3377 In rear/rear;

· hpannenb opened on Jan 3, 2025

regenerate all initramfs on SLES

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

waiting for infoAlso used to mark an issue as stale, cf. stale.ymlAlso used to mark an issue as stale, cf. stale.yml

Status: Open (in progress).

rear/rearnumber 3407

#3407 In rear/rear;

· saschalucas opened on Feb 25, 2025

Merge the two existing umount function into one

cleanup

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Open.

#3429 In rear/rear;

· gdha opened on Mar 17, 2025

Fix is_disk_valid in layout-functions.sh

bugThe code does not do what it is meant to doThe code does not do what it is meant to do

discuss / RFC

Status: Draft (not ready).

rear/rearnumber 3503

#3503 In rear/rear;

· jsmeix opened on Aug 4, 2025

BTRFS_SUBVOLUME_SLES_SETUP+= rescue.conf hack not working (or: disk layout file should contain more infos)

bugThe code does not do what it is meant to doThe code does not do what it is meant to do

Status: Open.

#3504 In rear/rear;

· schlomo opened on Aug 4, 2025

Convert ASCIIDOC man-page and User Guide to Markdown

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

fixed / solved / done

Status: Open.

Task

#3509 In rear/rear;

· gdha opened on Aug 11, 2025

tools/run-in-docker-build.sh rubygem-ronn not found

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

ReaR ProjectThe ReaR project itself and the tooling we use to work on it.The ReaR project itself and the tooling we use to work on it.

support / question

Status: Open.

Task

#3512 In rear/rear;

· gdha opened on Aug 16, 2025

Add support for <code>dbus-broker</code>

bugThe code does not do what it is meant to doThe code does not do what it is meant to do

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

ready-to-merge?Label a PR when main contributor feels it is ready to merge. Ask feedback before doing the PR.Label a PR when main contributor feels it is ready to merge. Ask feedback before doing the PR.

Status: Open (in progress).

rear/rearnumber 3515

#3515 In rear/rear;

· lzaoral opened on Aug 25, 2025

Do we actually need <code>dbus</code> in the rescue environment?

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

Status: Open.

#3480 In rear/rear;

· lzaoral opened on Jun 16, 2025

Prepare a list of deprecated external backup solutions to obsolete them later

cleanup

enhancementAdaptions and new featuresAdaptions and new features

ReaR ProjectThe ReaR project itself and the tooling we use to work on it.The ReaR project itself and the tooling we use to work on it.

Status: Open.

#3428 In rear/rear;

· gdha opened on Mar 17, 2025

WIP: Refactor SELinux support and enable SElinux in permissive mode in the rescue system

bugThe code does not do what it is meant to doThe code does not do what it is meant to do

cleanup

Status: Open (in progress).

rear/rearnumber 3534

#3534 In rear/rear;

· pcahyna opened on Nov 12, 2025

Remove support for outdated <code>syslinux</code> (&lt;4.04) and simplify the <code>ISOLINUX</code> config generator

cleanup

waiting for infoAlso used to mark an issue as stale, cf. stale.ymlAlso used to mark an issue as stale, cf. stale.yml

Status: Open (in progress).

rear/rearnumber 3520

#3520 In rear/rear;

· lzaoral opened on Sep 13, 2025