Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1753-1
Rating: moderate
References: #923990 #929979 #932288 #933738 #935377 #936182 #936545 #936869 #937029 #940361 #944263 #945380 #946381
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Tools 12
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    An update that has 13 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


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

    hwdata:

    - Updated pci, usb and vendor ids.

    osad:

    - Re-send subscription stanzas after a while. (bsc#933738)

    spacecmd:

    - Revert "1207606 - Do not return one package multiple times". (bsc#945380)
    - Check for existence of device description in spacecmd
    system_listhardware. (bsc#932288)

    spacewalk-backend:

    - Read repository checksum type after setting the certificate for a
    repository.
    - Define db_password to be read as a string. (bsc#946381)
    - Enhance date only in patches to full ISO datetime. (bsc#937029)
    - Fix UnboundLocalError on rhnFault in dist upgrade. (bsc#936182)
    - Detect new and old SUSE patch style. (bsc#936869)

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    - Add info on how to increase verbosity. (bsc#944263)
    - Disable dmidecode on s390 and s390x. (bsc#936545)
    - Recognize '.site' as an official TLD. (bsc#923990)
    - Check for multiple entries in /etc/hostname. (bsc#929979)

    suseRegisterInfo:

    - Enable zypp readonly switch for product information retrieval.
    (bsc#940361)

    zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

    - Fix output of client events. (bsc#935377)

    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-12-2015-693=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Tools 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • suseRegisterInfo-2.1.11-15.1
      • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.10-12.1
    • SUSE Manager Tools 12 (noarch):
      • hwdata-0.282-3.1
      • osad-5.11.33.10-20.1
      • spacecmd-2.1.25.10-11.1
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.21-20.1
      • spacewalk-check-2.1.16.9-18.1
      • spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.9-18.1
      • spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.9-18.1

    References: