Recommended update for logrotate

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for logrotate
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2842-1
Rating: low
References: #1057801 #982315
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

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

    Description:

    This update for logrotate provides the following fix:

    - Make sure log files continue to rotate properly when a stale status file
    is found. (bsc#1057801)
    - Fix a problem that was causing recent log files to be deleted instead of
    the oldest ones when using date format. (bsc#982315)

    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 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-logrotate-13325=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-logrotate-13325=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • logrotate-3.7.7-10.30.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.7-10.30.7.1
      • logrotate-debugsource-3.7.7-10.30.7.1

    References: