Recommended update for SUSE Manager 2.1 Client Tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager 2.1 Client Tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1666-1
Rating: moderate
References: #855389 #900498 #901058 #908152
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3

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

    Description:


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

    koan:

    * 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.

    rhncfg:

    * Fix compare configuration files by checking permissions on the
    correct file. (bsc#900498)

    spacewalk-backend-libs:

    * Fixes minor issues.

    spacewalk-koan:

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

    spacewalk-remote-utils:

    * Add channel definitions for RHEL 6.6.
    * Compose format has slightly changed for RHEL6.6.

    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-21-201412-10068

    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-2.2.2-0.50.1
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.13-0.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP3 (noarch):
      • osad-5.11.33.6-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-5.10.65.9-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.9-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-client-5.10.65.9-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-management-5.10.65.9-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-koan-2.1.4.9-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.7-0.7.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855389
    • 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=908152
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=411bc0dc2238e291a50dbfc4853c75d5