Recommended update for python3-gcemetadata

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:1728-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Public Cloud 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 contains one feature and has six fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python3-gcemetadata fixes the following issues:

  • Add this package to SLE-12. (jsc#PM-1900, jsc#ECO-1918)
  • Fixed typo, missing "=" for "identity" option in processed command line options causes mis-identification of instance as missing identity data access
  • Handle the condition where the identity data of the instance may not be accessible from the metadata server and provide proper error messaging. (bsc#1134510)
  • Support instances with multiple Nics. (bsc#1097505)
  • Implement new feature to generate license verification token. (bsc#1053695, bsc#1053695)
  • Fix for the '--identity' argument: it must accept a value and the value is required. (bsc#1053687)
  • Fix for handling overlapping enpoint names and support writing data to a file and as XML snippets.
  • Set proper value for dict lookup to avoid traceback. (bsc#1045148)

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:

  • Public Cloud Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2020-1728=1

Package List:

  • Public Cloud Module 12 (noarch)
    • python3-gcemetadata-1.0.4-2.5.1

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