Recommended update for SLE POS

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SLE POS
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1319-1
Rating: low
References: #712812 #747346 #771592 #773613 #773649 #773861 #775040 #775278 #775462 #775488 #775850 #776905 #777231 #777827 #778570 #778787 #779360 #779701 #782092
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2

  • An update that has 19 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes three new package versions.

    Description:


    This update provides SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service
    11 SP2 Feature Pack 2:

    * new --enable-pos-services option of
    posInitBranchserver for easier migration
    * enables and starts posASWatch and posleases services
    * fixed usage on low resolution displays
    * enabled xInclude and baseDN

    In addition, the following fixes have been added:

    * corrected messages from posInitAdminserver
    non-interactive mode (bnc#773613)
    * check return value of posAdmin --import (bnc#775850)
    * fixed migration from SP2 to SP2 FP1 (bnc#775040)
    * fixed repeating registration problem in multi MAC
    configuration (bnc#775488)
    * fixed posAdmin import when unnecessary elements are
    missing (bnc#775462)
    * fixed returning error code in posInitBranchserver
    * fixed problems in posAdmin-GUI
    * fixed crash in specific situations (bnc#777231)
    * improved finalize step (bnc#776905)
    * fixed import to LDAP (bnc#777827)
    * set execute bit for hal script (bnc#712812)

    Kiwi was updated to 4.85.80 with the following fixes:

    * added a 10sec timeout for the language selection (bnc
    #778570)
    * cleanup spec file, correctly set virt-utils Requires
    (bnc #782092)
    * fix The fetchFile() return value (bnc #779701)
    * fixed startshell.c to compile without warnings
    * fixed setupPackageKeys() to work without pubring.gpg
    * netboot: enable multicast for system image and
    transfer to a block device, respectively disable it for any
    other transfer (bnc #773649)
    * auto adapt image size only if size was not explicitly
    set (bnc #775278)
    * make sure specified size is used for virtual disk
    images even if the calculated minimum size is bigger than
    the specified value (bnc #775278)
    * check blkid before mounting in searchBiosBootDevice
    (bnc #773861)
    * netboot: added function pxePartitionSetupCheck()
    which is used to validate the PART information whether the
    requested partition sizes can be reached according to the
    size of the disk. This implements the request in (bnc
    #771592)

    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 Point of Service 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sleposp2-slepos-sp2-fp2-6907

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.1.0,3.4.3 and 4.85.80]:
    • POS_Contrib-1.1.0-0.5.1
    • POS_Migration-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • POS_Server-Admin3-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • POS_Server-AdminGUI-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • POS_Server-AdminTools3-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • POS_Server-BranchTools3-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • POS_Server-Modules3-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • POS_Server3-3.4.3-0.30.1
    • admind-1.9-1.30.1
    • admind-client-1.9-1.30.1
    • kiwi-4.85.80-0.5.1
    • kiwi-desc-isoboot-4.85.80-0.5.1
    • kiwi-desc-netboot-4.85.80-0.5.1
    • kiwi-desc-oemboot-4.85.80-0.5.1
    • kiwi-doc-4.85.80-0.5.1
    • kiwi-tools-4.85.80-0.5.1
    • posbios-1.0-1.30.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 3.4.3]:
    • POS_Image-Branchserver3-3.4.0-0.30.2
    • POS_Image-Graphical3-3.4.0-0.30.2
    • POS_Image-Minimal3-3.4.0-0.30.2
    • POS_Image-Netboot-hooks-3.4.0-0.30.2
    • POS_Image3-3.4.3-0.30.2
    • slepos-guide_en-11.2-0.17.1
    • slepos-guide_en-pdf-11.2-0.17.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/712812
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/747346
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/771592
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/773613
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/773649
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/773861
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/775040
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/775278
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/775462
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/775488
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/775850
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/776905
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777231
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777827
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/778570
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/778787
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/779360
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/779701
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/782092
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=2cf56528c7565ead0fd5bdb90cca2296