Recommended update for sysstat

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sysstat
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:2141-1
Rating: moderate
References: #889487 #909015 #926135 #945044
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

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

    Description:

    This update for sysstat provides the following fixes:

    - When device-mapper isn't found in /proc/devices, assume it's not running
    at all. (bsc#926135)
    - Set umask in sa1 before creating the data file. (bsc#945044)
    - Correctly collect all the activities when overwriting the data file.
    (bsc#909015)
    - Prevent a race condition between sa1 and sa2 scripts. (bsc#889487)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-sysstat-12234=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-sysstat-12234=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-sysstat-12234=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-sysstat-12234=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • sysstat-8.1.5-7.49.1
      • sysstat-isag-8.1.5-7.49.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • sysstat-8.1.5-7.49.1
      • sysstat-isag-8.1.5-7.49.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • sysstat-8.1.5-7.49.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • sysstat-debuginfo-8.1.5-7.49.1
      • sysstat-debugsource-8.1.5-7.49.1

    References: