Recommended update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:1224-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt provides the following fixes:

  • Add core grains support for AlmaLinux.
  • Allow vendor change option with zypper.
  • virt: virtual network backports to Salt 3000.
  • Do not monkey patch yaml loaders: Prevent breaking Ansible filter modules. (bsc#1177474)

Special Instructions and Notes:

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-1224=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2021-1224=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2021-1224=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-1224=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-3000-30.1
    • salt-doc-3000-30.1
    • python3-salt-3000-30.1
    • salt-minion-3000-30.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • salt-bash-completion-3000-30.1
    • salt-zsh-completion-3000-30.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python2-salt-3000-30.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-ssh-3000-30.1
    • salt-proxy-3000-30.1
    • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3000-30.1
    • salt-cloud-3000-30.1
    • salt-master-3000-30.1
    • salt-api-3000-30.1
    • salt-syndic-3000-30.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • salt-fish-completion-3000-30.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • salt-3000-30.1
    • python3-salt-3000-30.1
    • salt-minion-3000-30.1

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