Recommended update for SUSE Manager client tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager client tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0025-1
Rating: low
References: #776356 #786159 #787156 #787879 #790545
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP2

  • An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update fixes the following issues:

    * fix invalid return value in image deployment
    * check CA cert files only when needed
    * rhn-channel: new option to list base channel of a
    system
    * fix leaking file descriptor
    * new script rhn-update-status to update the uptime and
    kernelversion on the server
    * do not start rhnsd in runlevel 2 which has no network
    * call rhn-update-status only is exists and is
    executable
    * call rhn-update-status at start to provide current
    uptime to server
    * fix precompile python files
    * map zypper patch exit code 103 to 0 restart of the
    software management stack happens automatically if zypper
    exits
    * try to restart spacewalksd and osad after distupgrade
    action
    * add distupgrade action and capability

    Indications:

    Everybody should update.

    Patch Instructions:

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

    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slesctsp2-client-tools-201212-7145

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • koan-2.2.2-0.27.2
    • spacewalksd-4.9.15.3-0.5.3
    • suseRegisterInfo-1.7.3-0.5.1
    • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.8-0.5.4
    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch):
    • osad-5.10.41.7-0.5.3
    • rhn-virtualization-common-5.4.34.10-0.5.5
    • rhn-virtualization-host-5.4.34.10-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.13-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.13-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.13-0.5.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/776356
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/786159
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/787156
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/787879
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/790545
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=08d3d66fb0990acb6e6600eaee190d2f