Recommended update for yast2-network

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for yast2-network
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0834-1
Rating: moderate
References: #779531 #829556 #837793 #840565 #869695
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This collective update for yast2-network fixes the following issues:

    * Load of dummy network driver fails with "Unknown parameter '-o'".
    (bnc#840565)
    * YaST allows network alias names longer than it can handle.
    (bnc#869695)
    * Internal nscd's cache not updated after files are edited.
    (bnc#779531)
    * Firewall is disabled when configuring additional addresses in YaST.
    (bnc#829556)
    * YaST not using the default configuration for firewall zone.
    (bnc#837793)

    Special Instructions and Notes:

    Please reboot the system after installing this update.

    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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-yast2-network-9368
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-yast2-network-9368
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-yast2-network-9368
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-yast2-network-9368

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.17.199]:
      • yast2-network-devel-doc-2.17.199-0.7.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.17.199]:
      • yast2-network-2.17.199-0.7.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.17.199]:
      • yast2-network-2.17.199-0.7.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.17.199]:
      • yast2-network-2.17.199-0.7.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/779531
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/829556
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/837793
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/840565
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/869695
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b4bd273f249db9933c091f0e082b1629