Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0936-1
Rating: moderate
References: #880388
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy
  • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 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 one recommended fix can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This collective update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 provides the following
    fixes and enhancements:

    osad:

    * Call python using the -s option.

    rhncfg:

    * list/elist: Allow user to specify list of files.

    rhnlib:

    * Ensure bytes strings are sent to pyOpenSSL. (bnc#880388)

    rhnpush:

    * Add default path structure to proxy lookaside that avoids collisions.
    * Make rhnpush backwards-compatible with old spacewalk-proxy.

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Additional spacewalk backend methods and capability needed.
    * Spacewalk changes needed to support collisionless proxy lookaside.

    spacewalk-proxy:

    * Add default path structure to proxy lookaside that avoids collisions.
    * rhn_package_manager should not force md5, use package headers.

    spacewalk-web:

    * Add development_environment to rhn_web.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

    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:
      zypper in -t patch slemap21-suse-manager-proxy-21-201406-9399
    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slesctsp3-client-tools-21-201406-9393
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-rhnlib-9436
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-rhnlib-9436
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-rhnlib-9436

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Proxy (x86_64):
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.8-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.8-0.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy (noarch):
      • osad-5.11.33.3-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-client-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-management-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhnpush-5.5.71.5-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-2.1.60.7-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-config-2.1.60.7-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-broker-2.1.15.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-common-2.1.15.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-management-2.1.15.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-2.1.15.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-redirect-2.1.15.4-0.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.8-0.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3 (noarch):
      • osad-5.11.33.3-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-client-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-management-5.10.65.5-0.7.2
      • rhnpush-5.5.71.5-0.7.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.5.69.4]:
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.4-0.7.6
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.5.69.4]:
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.4-0.7.6
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.5.69.4]:
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.4-0.7.6

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880388
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=01224cb9b188232219a3f2c31600db95
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=50820d4e3026585a165d0c1301a76775
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dab525925ed14d8c9eb1955b1585614f