Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1447-1
Rating: low
References: #829073 #832776 #833643 #833685 #834200 #834780 #837035
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2

  • An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 6 new package versions.

    Description:


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

    rhncfg:

    * Change rhncfg-* --server-name to overwrite
    rhncfg-*.conf
    * Unicode support for Remote Command scripts.

    rhnlib:

    * Fix some issues with the new timeout option.

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Filter out bad package/architecture combinations
    * Ensure the file object is closed only when no IOError
    took place.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    * Print prompt on tty instead of stdout
    * Add Unicode support for Remote Command scripts.

    spacewalk-proxy:

    * Add comment for new timeout option.

    spacewalk-web:

    * Use default rhn.conf only when it exists
    * Lookup for defaults also in
    /usr/share/rhn/config-defaults/rhn.conf.

    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.

    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-proxy-201309-8259

    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: 1.7.38.28 and 2.5.51.5]:
    • rhnlib-2.5.51.5-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-backend-1.7.38.28-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-backend-libs-1.7.38.28-0.5.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.12.11,1.7.14.17,1.7.28.18 and 5.10.27.12]:
    • rhncfg-5.10.27.12-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-actions-5.10.27.12-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-client-5.10.27.12-0.5.1
    • rhncfg-management-5.10.27.12-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-base-minimal-1.7.28.18-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-check-1.7.14.17-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.17-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.17-0.5.1
    • spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.7.12.11-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-proxy-common-1.7.12.11-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-proxy-management-1.7.12.11-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.7.12.11-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.7.12.11-0.5.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/829073
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/832776
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/833643
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/833685
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/834200
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/834780
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/837035
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a47822aa6ea632e97335f1a8e88d55f8