Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0394-1
Rating: moderate
References: #841731 #911272 #913941
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy

  • An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 18 new package versions.

    Description:


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

    rhncfg:

    * Normalize path sooner.
    * Fix directory creation.

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Convert empty string to null for DMI values. (bsc#911272)

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    * Do not allow registering a SUSE Manager server against itself.
    (bsc#841731)

    spacewalk-proxy-installer:

    * Add missing cli arguments. (bsc#913941)

    spacewalk-remote-utils:

    * Fix documentation of sw-create-channel option "--name" in the man
    page.

    supportutils-plugin-susemanager:

    * Write current service and repository configuration into
    supportconfig.

    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

    Indications:

    Everybody should update.

    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-21-201502=10276

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Proxy (x86_64) [New Version: 2.1.55.15,2.5.69.6 and 5.0.14.6]:
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.6-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.15-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.15-0.7.2
      • spacewalksd-5.0.14.6-0.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy (noarch) [New Version: 1.0.3,1.0.4,1.26.13.2,2.1.0.2,2.1.16.6,2.1.3.9,2.1.6.5,2.1.6.8,2.1.60.12,2.3.2,5.10.65.10,5.11.33.7,5.3.18.4,5.4.22.6 and 5.5.71.7]:
      • osad-5.11.33.7-0.7.1
      • perl-NOCpulse-Object-1.26.13.2-0.7.1
      • rhn-custom-info-5.4.22.6-0.7.2
      • rhncfg-5.10.65.10-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.10-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-client-5.10.65.10-0.7.1
      • rhncfg-management-5.10.65.10-0.7.1
      • rhnmd-5.3.18.4-0.7.1
      • rhnpush-5.5.71.7-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-2.1.60.12-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-config-2.1.60.12-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-certs-tools-2.1.6.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-check-2.1.16.6-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.6-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.6-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-docs-2.1.0.4-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-html-2.1.0.2-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-proxy-installer-2.1.6.8-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.9-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-setup-jabberd-2.1.0.2-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-ssl-cert-check-2.3.2-0.7.1
      • supportutils-plugin-susemanager-client-1.0.4-0.5.1
      • supportutils-plugin-susemanager-proxy-1.0.3-0.5.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/841731
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/911272
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/913941
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=bfe151d4c937a5fb7ddcdfa09cc85c27