Recommended update for SUSE Manager 1.7

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager 1.7
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1910-1
Rating: important
References: #823813 #834415 #840751 #842699 #846351 #846356 #846436 #846580 #847723 #848225 #848840 #849856
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2

  • An update that has 12 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 11 new package versions.

    Description:


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

    cobbler:

    * Fix man page inconsistencies.
    * Fix wrong options in the man page. (bnc#846580)
    * Fix networking.xml snippet and use the correct key
    for getting the netmask. (bnc#842699)

    osad:

    * Remove extraneous 'except'.
    * Catch jabberd connection errors.

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Replace encode/decode with to_string/to_unicode.
    * Make sure we put strings to fd.write().
    * Replace application code with database lookup to
    prevent conflicting inserts.
    * Python server: better logging of exceptions.
    * Log errors on bad request. (bnc#849856)
    * Update spacewalk-repo-sync's man page. (bnc#846351)
    * Add support for enhances rpm weak dependencies.
    (bnc#846436)
    * Python pgsql driver: handle ProgrammingError
    exceptions.
    * Fix typos in entitlement report. (bnc#840751)

    spacewalk-branding:

    * Remove obsolete example strings for CVE Audit.
    (bnc#846356)

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    * Include fixed version of sm-client-tools. (bnc#823813)

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    * Uptime report: respect xmlrpc's integer limits.

    spacewalk-java:

    * Fix jsp file to actually show the result list.
    * Automatically set the focus using formFocus().
    * Add a tooltip for the CVE ID.
    * Use a string constant to populate select with years.
    * Extract the separator from the prefix string constant.
    * Remove the maxlength attribute to allow n digit
    identifiers.
    * Enhance Package.listOrphans query.
    * Optimize system_config_files_with_diffs eleborator
    for PostgreSQL.
    * Fix ISE when renaming channel to channel name already
    in use.
    * Synchronize repo entries creation.
    * Fix ISE when deleting a non persistent custom info
    value.
    * Separate CVE audit inputs for year and ID.
    (bnc#846356)
    * Always set lastModifiedBy for custom info.
    * Reorder snippet tabs.
    * Use the kickstart icon for the snippets page.
    * Add help URL. (bnc#848225)
    * Fix navigation for the default snippets page.
    * Replace 'kickstart' with 'autoinstallation'.
    (bnc#848225)
    * Add support for enhances rpm weak dependency.
    (bnc#846436)

    spacewalk-search:

    * Fix custom info value index removal in advanced
    search. (bnc#834415)

    spacewalk-web:

    * Add support for enhances rpm weak dependency.
    (bnc#846436)

    susemanager-schema:

    * Fix Oracle syntax and provide separate update script
    for PostgreSQL DB. (bnc#846436)
    * Regenerate metadata for rpm enhances dependency.
    (bnc#846436)
    * Add support for enhances rpm weak dependency.
    (bnc#846436)
    * Fix invalid syntax for PostgreSQL migration.

    susemanager:

    * Add createrepo as a dependency of susemanager-tools.
    (bnc#848840)
    * Add slang package to bootstrap repository.
    (bnc#847723)

    How to apply this update:

    1. Log in as root user to the SUSE Manager server. 2. Stop
    the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-service stop 3. Apply the
    patch using either zypper patch or YaST Online Update. 4.
    Upgrade the database schema with spacewalk-schema-upgrade
    5. Start the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-service 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 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sleman17sp2-suse-manager-201312-8659

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 1.7.1.10,1.7.26 and 1.7.38.30]:
    • cobbler-2.2.2-0.35.2
    • spacewalk-backend-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-app-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-applet-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-config-files-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-config-files-common-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-config-files-tool-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-iss-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-iss-export-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-libs-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-package-push-server-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-server-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-sql-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-sql-oracle-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-sql-postgresql-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-tools-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-xml-export-libs-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-xmlrpc-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-backend-xp-1.7.38.30-0.5.5
    • spacewalk-branding-1.7.1.10-0.5.2
    • susemanager-1.7.26-0.5.5
    • susemanager-tools-1.7.26-0.5.5
    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.2.3,1.7.14.18,1.7.28.19,1.7.3.10,1.7.3.11,1.7.54.29,1.7.56.22 and 5.10.41.10]:
    • osa-dispatcher-5.10.41.10-0.5.2
    • sm-client-tools-1.2.3-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-base-1.7.28.19-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-base-minimal-1.7.28.19-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-certs-tools-1.7.3.10-0.5.3
    • spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.18-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-grail-1.7.28.19-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-html-1.7.28.19-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-java-1.7.54.29-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-java-config-1.7.54.29-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-java-lib-1.7.54.29-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-java-oracle-1.7.54.29-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-java-postgresql-1.7.54.29-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-pxt-1.7.28.19-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-search-1.7.3.11-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-sniglets-1.7.28.19-0.5.2
    • spacewalk-taskomatic-1.7.54.29-0.5.2
    • susemanager-schema-1.7.56.22-0.7.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/823813
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/834415
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/840751
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/842699
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846351
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846356
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846436
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846580
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/847723
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/848225
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/848840
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/849856
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=229cb1b2a179c0197f597771c99bc2db