Recommended update for udev

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for udev
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:0684-1
Rating: low
References: #640008 #732648
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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    An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update fixes the following reports for udev:

    * 732648: udev/fstab_import does not work with devices
    specified as /dev/VGNAME/LVNAME
    * 640008: udev does not store long devpaths in its
    database

    In addition, the system ramdisk will now be regenerated
    after the package update.

    Contraindications:

    None

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libudev-devel-6264
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libudev-devel-6264
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libudev-devel-6264
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-libudev-devel-6264

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libudev-devel-128-13.18.1
    • libudev0-128-13.18.1
    • libvolume_id-devel-128-13.18.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • libvolume_id1-128-13.18.1
    • udev-128-13.18.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libvolume_id1-128-13.18.1
    • udev-128-13.18.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • libvolume_id1-128-13.18.1
    • udev-128-13.18.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/640008
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/732648
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6dd58d07ae2f4bc5b543db2eff5385d3