Recommended update for subscription-tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for subscription-tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:0694-1
Rating: moderate
References: #723613 #753031 #761857
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for subscription-tools resolves the following
    issues:

    * The isRegistered command exit with an error if the
    registration status file is empty
    * Fix detection of KVM hypervisor

    In addition, the package documentation was improved.

    Indications:

    The program isRegistered delivers error messages

    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 Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-subscription-tools-6287
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-subscription-tools-6287
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-subscription-tools-6287

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (noarch):
    • subscription-tools-1.0-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (noarch):
    • subscription-tools-1.0-0.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (noarch):
    • subscription-tools-1.0-0.19.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/723613
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/753031
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/761857
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=bb702dbbe5daeadf670e51fefaacc614