Bugzilla FAQ

Bugzilla FAQ

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Red Hat Bugzilla FAQ

What is it?
How do I enter a bug?
What happens once I enter a bug?
How do I search for a bug?
How do I submit a patch?
Are cookies required?

What is it?
Bugzilla is a bug tracking system developed at mozilla.org. It was originally used to track the bugs in the Mozilla web browser. Red Hat has customized it to track bugs in our Linux products.
How do I enter a bug?
To enter a bug, select Enter a new bug from the main bugzilla page. This will take you to a product selection screen.
From this screen you select the product that you wish to enter a bug for, by selecting the hightlighted product name. This will take you to a bug entry screen.
Example: Red Hat Linux
From the bug entry screen, you need to select the version of the product that you are entering a bug on, along with which component of the product that is having a problem. Components are based on the source rpm that the offending binary rpm is derived from. To find the proper component do you can use one of two common methods:

$ rpm -qip 'binary rpm name'
This should work fine if you already know which rpm the failing binary belongs to.

$ rpm -qif /failing/binary
This will tell you which rpm the binary belongs to and also the source rpm.

After using one of the above methods look for a line that says Source RPM: This is the name of the component you should choose from the list of components in Bugzilla. If still unsure of which component to choose or you are filing a bug to request a new component be added to Bugzilla itself, then choose distribution.
Example: 5.2 and acm
Next, select the Severity of your bug.
Example: Normal.
Then you will select which Architecture your bug occurs on.
Example: If you are using an Intel x86 platform, you will choose i386.
The Cc: field can be used to add someone to the carbon-copy list for all email related to this bug. As the reporter of the bug, you will automatically be copied on any mail, so you do not need to add yourself to this.
Enter a one line description of the bug into the Summary field, and the full description of the bug into the Description field.
What happens once I enter a bug?
After you enter a bug, mail is sent both to you and the QA department of Red Hat. A member of the QA department will verify that they can reproduce your bug, and may contact you to get additional information.
After the bug has been verified, it will be assigned to a developer to look into a resolution for the bug.
Once a resolution has been found, the bug will be marked CLOSED with a resolution status.
At each step of the process, you will get an email message that will tell you what has been updated on your bug report.
How do I search for a bug?
To search for a bug, select Go to the query page from the main bugzilla page.
The bugzilla search uses an "OR" within each field, with an "AND" between fields. So, if you were to select NEW and VERIFIED from the Status field and normal from the Priority field, you would be asking for all normal priority bugs that are new or verified.
How do I submit a patch?
The new Bugzilla system supports the attachment of patches, test cases, and various other forms of file types directly from the bug report screen. Just click on "Create an attachment". You will then be asked for the file name, a one line description, and the file type. After that it will be uploaded to server so that it can be displayed later from the same bug report.
Are cookies required?
Yes. If you do not have cookies enabled or are using a browser that does not support cookies, you will be prompted to re-login for each screen. It also allows for special features like stored queries and keeping track of your last query result list.