--- cobbler/utils.py	2010-10-07 20:12:03.000000000 +0200

+++ cobbler/utils.py	2011-05-25 15:53:03.000000000 +0200

@@ -996,21 +996,8 @@

     return True

 def is_safe_to_hardlink(src,dst,api):

-    (dev1, path1) = get_file_device_path(src)

-    (dev2, path2) = get_file_device_path(dst)

-    if dev1 != dev2:

-       return False

-    if dev1.find(":") != -1:

-       # is remoted

-       return False

-    # note: this is very cobbler implementation specific!

-    if not api.is_selinux_enabled():

-       return True

-    if _re_initrd.match(os.path.basename(path1)):

-       return True

-    if _re_kernel.match(os.path.basename(path1)):

-       return True

-    # we're dealing with SELinux and files that are not safe to chcon

+    # 568801: hardlinks ruin SELinux contexts because multiple

+    # paths match, avoid hardlinks

     return False

 def hashfile(fn, lcache=None, logger=None):