Recommended update for salt

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for salt
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:0327-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1083110
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1

An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

  • Revert wrong zypper patch to support `vendorchanges` flags on `pkg.install`
  • Adjusted `python2-cherrypy` naming in `salt-api`.
  • Force `zyppnotify` to prefer `Packages.db` than `Packages` if it exists
  • Allow vendor change option with zypper
  • Add `pkg.services_need_restart`
  • Bigvm backports - virt consoles, CPU tuning and topology, and memory tuning.
  • Fix for `file.check_perms` to work with numeric `uid/gid`
  • change `Requires(pre)` to `Requires` for `salt-minion` package (bsc#1083110)

Patch Instructions:

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

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2021-327=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2021-327=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2021-327=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • salt-api-3000-19.1
    • salt-cloud-3000-19.1
    • salt-master-3000-19.1
    • salt-proxy-3000-19.1
    • salt-ssh-3000-19.1
    • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3000-19.1
    • salt-syndic-3000-19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1 (noarch):
    • salt-fish-completion-3000-19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • python2-salt-3000-19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • python3-salt-3000-19.1
    • salt-3000-19.1
    • salt-doc-3000-19.1
    • salt-minion-3000-19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (noarch):
    • salt-bash-completion-3000-19.1
    • salt-zsh-completion-3000-19.1

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