Recommended update for syslog-ng

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2919-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Legacy Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for syslog-ng fixes a build time issue that prevented detection of SystemD libraries, consequently disabling support for the new systemd-journal() source.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Legacy Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-12-2016-1707=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2016-1707=1

Package List:

  • Legacy Module 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • syslog-ng-3.6.4-11.1
    • syslog-ng-debugsource-3.6.4-11.1
    • syslog-ng-debuginfo-3.6.4-11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • syslog-ng-3.6.4-11.1
    • syslog-ng-debugsource-3.6.4-11.1
    • syslog-ng-debuginfo-3.6.4-11.1

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