Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0771-1
Rating: moderate
References: #960801 #961521 #964006 #965651
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1

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

    Description:


    This update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 fixes the following issues:

    spacewalk-backend:

    - Honor no_proxy variable in InterServerSync. (bsc#965651)
    - Cut string after full characters. (bsc#960801)

    spacewalk-certs-tools:

    - Allow for a more restrictive sudo configuration. (bsc#961521)
    - Fix script to work with sudo user. (bsc#961521)
    - Improve sudo support for simple registrations.
    - Disable relevant services via systemd as well.
    - Remove client bootstrap repo after installing needed packages.

    spacewalk-client-tools:

    - Fix rhnChannel instance has no attribute 'get'. (bsc#964006)

    zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

    - Adapt for up2date client changes.

    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 2.1:
      zypper in -t patch slemap21-suse-manager-proxy-21-201602-12454=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 (x86_64):
      • spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.24-21.5
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.24-21.5
      • zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.13-21.2
    • SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 (noarch):
      • spacewalk-certs-tools-2.1.6.9-15.2
      • spacewalk-check-2.1.16.11-18.2
      • spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.11-18.2
      • spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.11-18.2

    References: