Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1093-1
Rating: low
References: #801151 #801662 #801666 #815441 #815460 #818325 #818566 #819781 #821968 #823241 #823917
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2

  • An update that has 11 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 11 new package versions.

    Description:


    This update fixes the following issues:

    MessageQueue:

    * If the host lookup fails, do not hide the error.

    rhncfg:

    * Make diffs initiated from another spacewalk server
    obey display_diff configuration option
    * Simplify rhncfg API.

    rhnlib:

    * Make timeout of yum-rhn-plugin calls through
    rhn-client-tools configurable
    * Make Proxy timeouts configurable.

    sm-client-tools:

    * Minor refactorings in the code for resource management
    * Remove bootstrap repository after failure
    * Handle missing /usr/share/rhn/ directory correctly
    * Fix minor bugs, add possibility to override SUSE
    Manager host for tunneling
    * Add possibility to override rhn.conf with command
    line.

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Fix reactivation of systems
    * Remove incorrect path from db
    * Add file path restoration functionality to
    spacewalk-data-fsck
    * Update copyright column length
    * Don't truncate channel name to 64 chars
    * Make API compatible with old RHEL5 clients
    * No line break at the end of the package summary
    * Don't truncate filepath when exporting
    * Fix registration issues on PostgreSQL
    * Update expired gpg keys in the keyring
    * Set copy_local urlgrabber option to copy also file
    URLs
    * Use timeout configuration option also in suseLib send
    function
    * Make satellite-sync work with new rhnlib
    * Search for CVE numbers also in the description
    * Require rhnlib with timeout option
    * Make rpclib connection timeout configurable
    * Return 404 Not Found on requests of content or
    installation.xml
    * Fix encoding in products summary and description.

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    * Remove temp files verbosely even in case of error
    * Add sudo requirement to spacewalk-certs-tools package
    * The chkconfig command on RHEL does not know the -d
    switch
    * Simply test if bootstrap repository exists and use it
    if yes.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    * Create mgr* program symbolic links
    * Correctly handle a deactivated account error message
    * Require rhnlib with timeout option
    * Make timeout of yum-rhn-plugin calls through
    rhn-client-tools configurable.

    spacewalk-proxy-installer:

    * Report extra command line arguments
    * Fail if answer file is not readable.

    spacewalk-proxy:

    * Make Proxy timeouts configurable
    * Do not read response data into memory
    * Do not read data into memory which should be send to
    the server.

    spacewalk-web:

    * Add RHN::Form::Widget::Select to ChannelEditor
    * Use RHN::Form::ParsedForm
    * Add sudo requirement to spacewalk-base package.

    zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

    * Always disable gpgcheck for repositories in spacewalk
    service
    * Use timeout also for XMLRPC calls if possible
    * Read transfer_timeout from zypp.conf and provide it
    via URL.

    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

    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-proxy17-201306-7859

    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: 0.9.2,1.7.38.26 and 2.5.51.4]:
    • rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-backend-1.7.38.26-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-backend-libs-1.7.38.26-0.5.2
    • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.2,1.7.12.10,1.7.14.16,1.7.28.17,1.7.3.9,1.7.6.9,3.26.7.2 and 5.10.27.11]:
    • MessageQueue-3.26.7.2-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-actions-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-client-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-management-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
    • sm-client-tools-1.2-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-base-minimal-1.7.28.17-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-certs-tools-1.7.3.9-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.16-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.16-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.16-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-common-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-installer-1.7.6.9-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-proxy-management-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.7.12.10-0.5.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/801151
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/801662
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/801666
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/815441
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/815460
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/818325
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/818566
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/819781
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/821968
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/823241
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/823917
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=35a32299d8dcd7d983ecda9455a69bf5