Recommended update for SUSE Manager client tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager client tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1094-2
Rating: low
References: #815460 #818325 #823917
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

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

    Description:


    This update fixes the following issues:

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

    spacewalk-client-tools: - Create mgr* program symbolic
    links - Correctly handle a deactivated account error
    message - Require rhnlib with timeout option - Make
    timeout configurable.

    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.

    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 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-client-tools-201306-7948
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-client-tools-201306-7948
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-client-tools-201306-7948

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.2 and 2.5.51.4]:
    • rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
    • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.16]:
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.2 and 2.5.51.4]:
    • rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
    • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.16]:
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.2 and 2.5.51.4]:
    • rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
    • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.16]:
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.16-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.16-0.5.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/815460
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/818325
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/823917
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=333ae90257e1123f61dd577dfb6a69ed