Recommended update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1310-1
Rating: moderate
References: #859645 #869888 #873203 #895071 #895869 #914606 #915122 #918082 #919722 #922525 #922923 #926146 #926234 #926318 #927940 #929058 #930686 #931503 #931685 #932052 #932652 #932845 #933275 #933587 #933675 #933942 #934124 #934417 #934957 #935433
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Server
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    An update that has 30 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes 17 new package versions.

    Description:

    This collective update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1 provides fixes and new features.

    The following new features have been implemented:

    • Add support for the SSH push contact method to the API and spacecmd. (fate#314858)
    • Sign repository metadata generated on SUSE Manager. (fate#314603)
    • Provide channels and upgrade paths for SLE 11 SP4 products. (fate#318261)

    The following issues have been fixed:

    osad:

    • Fix duplicate jabber ids. (bsc#869888, bsc#931685)

    rhnpush:

    • Fix --ca-chain option for rhnpush. (bsc#931503, bsc#895869)

    spacecmd:

    • Do not escape spacecmd command arguments.
    • Do not return one package multiple times.
    • Show contact method with activationkey_details and system_details.
    • Clone configuration files without loosing trailing new lines. (bsc#926318)

    spacewalk-postgresql:

    • Block upgrade to PostgreSQL 9.4 temporarily.

    spacewalk-backend:

    • Require pyliblzma to enable sync of EPEL repositories. (bsc#934417)
    • Detect SUSE Manager Tools channel. (bsc#935433)
    • Import RPMs which vendor is an empty string. (bsc#934124)
    • Set primary interface during registration. (bsc#929058)
    • Do not reset primary network interface at hardware refresh. (bsc#895071)

    spacewalk-branding:

    • Fix file input control alignment issue with form-control. (bsc#873203)

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    • Write logfile for mgr-ssh-push-init to correct location. (bsc#918082)
    • Add arguments to import custom CA file and server key/certificate files with rhn-ssl-tool.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    • Fix --ca-chain option for rhnpush. (bsc#931503, bsc#895869)

    spacewalk-java:

    • Avoid deadlock in CompareConfigFilesTask when rhn_channel.update_needed_cache is in progress. (bsc#932845)
    • Drop all product/channel relations before populating. (bsc#932052)
    • Replace keyword iterator to fix writing support information. (bsc#933675)
    • Revert "Java Eula database classes moved to Hibernate, fixes BLOB issue". (bsc#930686)
    • Do not remove tasks from the database during getCandidates(). (bsc#932052)
    • Force taskomatic to use UTF-8. (bsc#932652)
    • Fix file input control alignment issue with form-control. (bsc#873203)
    • Add SLE11-Public-Cloud-Module. (bsc#914606)
    • Change Activation Key Child Channels from select to checkboxes. (bsc#859645)
    • Fix NPEx when updating distribution and missing cobbler entry. (bsc#919722)
    • Fix broken icon in rhn/help/ForgotCredentials.do. (bsc#915122)
    • Return PATCHED if at least one patch is installed. (bsc#926146)

    spacewalk-reports:

    • Fix system-currency report. (bsc#934957)

    spacewalk-setup:

    • Configure Tomcat with maxThreads=200 and timeout 20 sec. (bsc#922923)

    supportutils-plugin-susemanager:

    • Check if configured connections are aligned. (bsc#922923)
    • Store spacewalk-debug.tar.gz in the supportconfig directory.
    • Write current service and repository configuration into supportconfig.

    susemanager-schema:

    • Fix rpm version compare in DB. (bsc#927940)

    susemanager:

    • Fix mgr-create-bootstrap-repo for SLES 11 SP3 ppc64. (bsc#933942)
    • Add SLES 12 for SAP to mgr_bootstrap_data. (bsc#933587)
    • Give taskomatic more time to start up. (bsc#933275)
    • Check for sufficient disk space during setup. (bsc#926234)

    zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

    • Check for package signatures when metadata is not signed. (fate#314603)

    Packages spacewalk, spacewalk-config, spacewalk-search and spacewalksd also received minor bug fixes. Package python-pyliblzma has been added to the product.

    How to apply this update:

    1. Log in as root user to the SUSE Manager server.
2. Stop the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-service stop
3. Apply the patch using either zypper patch or YaST Online Update.
4. Upgrade the database schema with spacewalk-schema-upgrade
5. Start the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-service 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 Server:
      zypper in -t patch sleman21-suse-manager-21-201506=10827

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Server (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.9,2.1.19,2.1.25.9,2.1.33.12,2.1.55.18 and 5.0.14.8]:
      • python-pyliblzma-0.5.3-0.7.2
      • spacecmd-2.1.25.9-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-app-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-applet-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-config-files-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-config-files-common-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-config-files-tool-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-iss-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-iss-export-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-package-push-server-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-server-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-sql-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-sql-oracle-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-sql-postgresql-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-tools-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-xml-export-libs-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-backend-xmlrpc-2.1.55.18-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-branding-2.1.33.12-0.7.5
      • spacewalksd-5.0.14.8-0.7.4
      • susemanager-2.1.19-0.7.6
      • susemanager-tools-2.1.19-0.7.6
      • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.9-0.7.4
    • SUSE Manager Server (noarch) [New Version: 1.0.4,2.1.14.12,2.1.14.7,2.1.14.9,2.1.16.8,2.1.165.18,2.1.5.6,2.1.50.13,2.1.6.6,5.11.33.9 and 5.5.71.8]:
      • osa-dispatcher-5.11.33.9-0.7.4
      • rhnpush-5.5.71.8-0.7.5
      • spacewalk-certs-tools-2.1.6.6-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-check-2.1.16.8-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.8-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.8-0.7.2
      • spacewalk-common-2.1.0.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-config-2.1.5.6-0.7.5
      • spacewalk-java-2.1.165.18-0.7.7
      • spacewalk-java-config-2.1.165.18-0.7.7
      • spacewalk-java-lib-2.1.165.18-0.7.7
      • spacewalk-java-oracle-2.1.165.18-0.7.7
      • spacewalk-java-postgresql-2.1.165.18-0.7.7
      • spacewalk-oracle-2.1.0.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-postgresql-2.1.0.5-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-reports-2.1.14.9-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-search-2.1.14.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-setup-2.1.14.12-0.7.1
      • spacewalk-taskomatic-2.1.165.18-0.7.7
      • supportutils-plugin-susemanager-1.0.4-0.5.1
      • susemanager-schema-2.1.50.13-0.7.2

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