Recommended update for supportutils

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for supportutils
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0743-1
Rating: low
References: #816468 #839098 #839664 #840841 #846491 #846512 #846676 #846679 #850566 #850568 #850741 #855230 #860003 #863234 #870451 #870473 #871536
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 17 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for supportutils contains the following fixes and enhancements:

    * novell-nss.txt should capture VolumeInfo.xml file. (bnc#871536)
    * Added novell-ncs-resource*.txt files.
    * Included NCS parsed log information. (bnc#870451)
    * Fixed duplicate snapshot listings. (bnc#870473)
    * Scanning base_reachable_time excluded. (bnc#863234)
    * Removed schealth. It's superseded by the SCA Appliance.
    * Excluded ldauditor logs from security-audit.txt. (bnc#860003)
    * Limited mcelog to VAR_OPTION_LINE_COUNT.
    * Fixed HAE cib location for SLE 11-SP3. (bnc#855230)
    * Fixed Apparmor error messages during basic health check. (bnc#850741)
    * Added /etc/xinetd.d/ to chkconfig.txt. (bnc#850568)
    * Fixed find /boot errors. (bnc#850566)
    * Added gfx hardware information to x.txt. (bnc#816468)
    * Option -k now excludes all known loaded modules. (bnc#846676)
    * Option -y now sets ADD_OPTION_MAXYAST. (bnc#846512)
    * Removed ADD_OPTION_MINYAST.
    * Excluded invalid /proc files. (bnc#846679)
    * Supportconfig gets symlinks in /etc/pam.d. (bnc#846491)
    * Supports xz compressed ramdisks. (bnc#839664)
    * Fixed long NIC name processing. (bnc#840841)
    * RPM package requires tar. (bnc#839098)
    * Included dmidecode in hardware.txt. (fate#315500)
    * Changed parted output units to sectors. (fate#314621)
    * Added findmnt to fs-diskio.txt. (fate#314619)
    * Added lsblk to fs-diskio.txt. (fate#314620)
    * Added lsscsi -H to fs-diskio.txt. (fate#314618)

    For a comprehensive list of changes, please read the package's change log.

    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-supportutils-9122
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-supportutils-9122
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-supportutils-9122

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (noarch):
      • supportutils-1.20-0.102.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (noarch):
      • supportutils-1.20-0.102.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (noarch):
      • supportutils-1.20-0.102.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/816468
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/839098
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/839664
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/840841
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846491
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846512
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846676
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/846679
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/850566
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/850568
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/850741
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/855230
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/860003
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/863234
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/870451
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/870473
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/871536
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6953dc8b9e574440ebea0653ede55a18