SUSE-RU-2014:1665-1: moderate: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools

Thu Dec 18 10:05:02 MST 2014

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:1665-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #855389 #896254 #898428 #900498 #901058 #901958 
                    #908152 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Manager Tools 12
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   An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This collective update for SUSE Manager Client Tools provides the
   following fixes and enhancements:

   cobbler:

   - Fix port guessing in koan. (bsc#855389)
   - Add "copy-default" option to grubby-compat. (bsc#855389)
   - Handle elilo in SUSE. (bsc#855389)
   - Fix wrong option "text" in SUSE environment. (bsc#901058)

   osad:

   - Removed PyXML dependency for RHEL systems.
   - Fix osad through unauthenticated proxy case.
   - Enable and install osad during first installation. (bsc#901958)

   rhncfg:

   - Fix compare configuration files by checking permissions on the correct
     file. (bsc#900498)
   - Fix error in rhncfg if SELinux is disabled.
   - Validate the content of configuration files before deploying.

   spacewalk-backend-libs:

   - Fix traceback when pushing rpms with archive size greater than 4GB.
   - Adding handling for new rpm header information.

   spacewalk-client-tools:

   - Disable sgmlop import in rhn_check.

   spacewalk-koan:

   - Make spacewalk-koan work with newer cobbler/koan version. (bsc#908152)

   spacewalk-oscap:

   - Avoid creating profile with empty id.

   spacewalk-remote-utils:

   - Add channel definitions for RHEL 6.6.
   - Compose format has slightly changed for RHEL 6.6.
   - Add channel definitions for RHEL 5.11.

   suseRegisterInfo:

   - Re-add legacy suse_register_info to successfully perform the update.
     (bsc#898428)

   zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

   - Check for retrieveOnly option in up2date configuration and set
     download_only. (bsc#896254)

Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Manager Tools 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Manager-Tools-12-2014-116

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

Package List:

   - SUSE Manager Tools 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      suseRegisterInfo-2.1.9-5.1
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.8-6.1

   - SUSE Manager Tools 12 (noarch):

      koan-2.4.2-9.1
      osad-5.11.33.6-7.1
      rhncfg-5.10.65.9-7.1
      rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.9-7.1
      rhncfg-client-5.10.65.9-7.1
      rhncfg-management-5.10.65.9-7.1
      spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.13-7.1
      spacewalk-check-2.1.16.5-5.4
      spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.5-5.4
      spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.5-5.4
      spacewalk-koan-2.1.4.9-4.1
      spacewalk-oscap-0.0.23.4-5.4
      spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.7-7.1

References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855389
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896254
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898428
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=900498
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901058
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901958
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908152