Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1552-1
Rating: moderate
References: #880936 #885997 #887538 #889363 #896254 #898428 #901958
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3

  • An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for SUSE Manager Client Tools provides the following fixes and
    enhancements:

    osad:

    * Enable and install osad during first installation. (bsc#901958)
    * Fix traceback if http proxy is not configured.
    * Support communication over proxy.

    rhncfg:

    * Fix error in rhncfg if SELinux is disabled.
    * Balidate the content of configuration files before deploying.
    * Avoid traceback with a configuration file upload action with no
    SELinux context.
    * Ensure WebUI configuration file diff looks at owner and permissions.

    spacewalk-backend-libs:

    * Fix traceback when pushing RPMs with archive size greater than 4GB.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    * Allow unicode characters in proxy username / password.
    * Send correct hostname. (bsc#887538)

    spacewalk-koan:

    * Fix crash when installing via DHCP.
    * Fix provisioning of a registered server on SLES with static IP
    address. (bsc#880936)

    spacewalk-oscap:

    * Avoid creating profile with empty id.

    spacewalk-remote-utils:

    * Add channel definitions for RHEL 5.11 and RHEL 7.0.

    suseRegisterInfo:

    * Re-add legacy suse_register_info to successfully perform the update.
    (bsc#898428)

    zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

    * Check for retrieveOnly option in up2date configuration and set
    download_only. (bsc#896254)
    * Changed the spec file to force usage of the official python VM.
    (bsc#889363)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slesctsp3-client-tools-21-201411-9961

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • koan-2.2.2-0.46.35
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.12-0.7.2
      • suseRegisterInfo-2.1.9-0.7.1
      • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.8-0.15.1
    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3 (noarch):
      • osad-5.11.33.5-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-client-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-management-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-check-2.1.16.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-koan-2.1.4.8-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-oscap-0.0.23.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.6-0.7.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880936
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885997
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887538
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889363
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896254
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898428
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901958
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=cb9e6575c9bee77f269756980e2cf2ca