Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1665-1
Rating: moderate
References: #855389 #896254 #898428 #900498 #901058 #901958 #908152
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Tools 12

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

    Description:

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

    cobbler:

    - Fix port guessing in koan. (bsc#855389)
    - Add "copy-default" option to grubby-compat. (bsc#855389)
    - Handle elilo in SUSE. (bsc#855389)
    - Fix wrong option "text" in SUSE environment. (bsc#901058)

    osad:

    - Removed PyXML dependency for RHEL systems.
    - Fix osad through unauthenticated proxy case.
    - Enable and install osad during first installation. (bsc#901958)

    rhncfg:

    - Fix compare configuration files by checking permissions on the correct
    file. (bsc#900498)
    - Fix error in rhncfg if SELinux is disabled.
    - Validate the content of configuration files before deploying.

    spacewalk-backend-libs:

    - Fix traceback when pushing rpms with archive size greater than 4GB.
    - Adding handling for new rpm header information.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    - Disable sgmlop import in rhn_check.

    spacewalk-koan:

    - Make spacewalk-koan work with newer cobbler/koan version. (bsc#908152)

    spacewalk-oscap:

    - Avoid creating profile with empty id.

    spacewalk-remote-utils:

    - Add channel definitions for RHEL 6.6.
    - Compose format has slightly changed for RHEL 6.6.
    - Add channel definitions for RHEL 5.11.

    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)

    Patch Instructions:

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

    • SUSE Manager Tools 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Manager-Tools-12-2014-116

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Tools 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • suseRegisterInfo-2.1.9-5.1
      • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.8-6.1
    • SUSE Manager Tools 12 (noarch):
      • koan-2.4.2-9.1
      • osad-5.11.33.6-7.1
      • rhncfg-5.10.65.9-7.1
      • rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.9-7.1
      • rhncfg-client-5.10.65.9-7.1
      • rhncfg-management-5.10.65.9-7.1
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.13-7.1
      • spacewalk-check-2.1.16.5-5.4
      • spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.5-5.4
      • spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.5-5.4
      • spacewalk-koan-2.1.4.9-4.1
      • spacewalk-oscap-0.0.23.4-5.4
      • spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.7-7.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855389
    • 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=900498
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901058
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901958
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908152