Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1668-1
Rating: moderate
References: #870159 #885889 #900498 #906887 #907677
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy

  • An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 8 new package versions.

    Description:


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

    osad:

    * Removed PyXML dependency for RHEL systems.
    * Fix osad through unauthenticated proxy case.

    rhncfg:

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

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Insert update tag at the correct place for SLE12. (bsc#907677)
    * Different registration paths should lock tables in the same order.
    * Use configuration file variable instead of hardcoded path part in
    spacewalk-data-fsck.
    * Drop unused column product_list in suseProducts table.
    * Trigger generation of metadata if the repo contains no packages.
    (bsc#870159)

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    * Modify output in case a file is not found.
    * Remove duplicates from authorized_keys2 as well. (bsc#885889)

    spacewalk-proxy-installer:

    * Read systemid path from configuration.
    * Proxy installer should use http proxy to get version number.

    spacewalk-proxy:

    * Read systemid path from configuration.
    * Configure proxy max memory file size separately from buffer_size.

    spacewalk-remote-utils:

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

    spacewalk-web:

    * Add User Guide to online help pages.
    * Fix links to monitoring documentation. (bsc#906887)
    * Improve the layout in case the exception message is large.
    * Stop the spinner for the success task.
    * Link the error message with the tomcat log viewer.
    * Make the SCC migration/refresh dialog show steps.
    * Add a refresh button to the SUSE products page

    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-21-201412-10077

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Proxy (x86_64) [New Version: 2.1.55.13]:
      • spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.13-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.13-0.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy (noarch) [New Version: 2.1.15.5,2.1.3.7,2.1.6.4,2.1.6.7,2.1.60.11,5.10.65.9 and 5.11.33.6]:
      • 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-base-minimal-2.1.60.11-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-config-2.1.60.11-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-certs-tools-2.1.6.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-broker-2.1.15.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-common-2.1.15.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-installer-2.1.6.7-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-management-2.1.15.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-2.1.15.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-redirect-2.1.15.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.7-0.7.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870159
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885889
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=900498
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906887
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907677
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a1557eb57d8208ec76812d63ab2eccd4