Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0448-1
Rating: low
References: #794293 #794299 #796581 #798131 #799530 #799684 #800821 #801189
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2

  • An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 9 new package versions.

    Description:


    This collective update for SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 provides
    the following fixes and enhancements:

    rhncfg:

    * Fix web user interface config diff, which always
    shows 'binary files differ'
    * Make rhncfg diff output configurable.

    rhnmd:

    * Start rhnmd as user nocpulse and move PID file to
    writable directory.

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    * Use https in the bootstrap script as described in the
    comment.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    * Fix reading cpuinfo on s390x
    * Try to get the FQDN as hostname.

    spacewalk-proxy-installer:

    * Remove superfluous settings from cobbler-proxy.conf.

    spacewalk-proxy:

    * Raise NotLocalError if package is not in cache file.

    How to apply this update:

    1. Log in as root user to the SUSE Manager proxy 2. Stop
    the proxy service: spacewalk-proxy stop 3. Apply the patch
    using either zypper patch or YaST Online Update 4. Start
    the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-proxy start.

    Indications:

    Everybody should update.

    Special Instructions and Notes:

    This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application. This update triggers a restart of the software management stack. More updates will be available for installation after applying this update and restarting the application.

    Patch Instructions:

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

    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slemap17sp2-suse-manager-proxy17-201302-7333

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 1.7.38.23]:
    • spacewalk-backend-1.7.38.23-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-libs-1.7.38.23-0.5.5
    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.12.9,1.7.14.14,1.7.28.15,1.7.3.7,1.7.6.8,5.10.27.9,5.10.41.8 and 5.3.10.5]:
    • osad-5.10.41.8-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-5.10.27.9-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-actions-5.10.27.9-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-client-5.10.27.9-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-management-5.10.27.9-0.5.1
    • rhnmd-5.3.10.5-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-base-minimal-1.7.28.15-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-certs-tools-1.7.3.7-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.7.12.9-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-common-1.7.12.9-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-installer-1.7.6.8-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-proxy-management-1.7.12.9-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.7.12.9-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.7.12.9-0.5.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/794293
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/794299
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/796581
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/798131
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/799530
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/799684
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/800821
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/801189
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=ac9f342376eabd0ed6731fc738d4ebba