SUSE-RU-2012:0946-1: Recommended update for SLE Point of Service

Fri Aug 3 13:08:34 MDT 2012

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SLE Point of Service
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0946-1
Rating:             low
References:         #712812 #728885 #732247 #734573 #747646 #751551 
                    #752079 #752326 #752833 #753380 #753653 #755023 
                    #755438 #755720 #755915 #756035 #756049 #756440 
                    #759079 #759341 #760331 #760502 #760713 #761394 
                    #761396 #761884 #764946 #766720 #767491 #770906 
                    #770966 #770972 #771166 #771445 #771898 #772116 
                    #772209 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2
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   An update that has 37 recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes one version update.

Description:

   This update provides SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service
   11 SP2 Feature  Pack 1:

   * added wireless support, not enabled by default
   (fate#313085)
   * service partition (fate#313061)
   * local netboot from service partition (fate#313337) **
   new config.MAC options POS_KERNEL, POS_INITRD,
   POS_KERNEL_PARAMS
   * multicast TFTP support for compressed images
   (fate#313083)
   * preserve and use new kernel and initrd checksums
   * enabled terminals with more network interfaces
   (fate#313335)
   * added kernel-firmware package (bnc#766720)

   In addition, it is a collective update for SUSE Linux
   Enterprise Point of  Service 11 SP2 that resolves the
   following issues:

   * Do not reformat data partition if e2fsck fails on
   minor errors like "last mount time is in the future"
   (bnc#761394)
   * Fixed creation of encrypted swap (bnc#761396)
   * Moved hal-input-unique-device-ID one level up from
   /usr/lib/hal/scripts/linux to /usr/lib/hal/scripts
   (bnc#712812)
   * Added xinput ID configuration (bnc#712812)
   * Enabled scRefObjectContainers under
   organizationalUnit (bnc#755023)
   * Removed unnecessary delay before refreshing idlist
   (bnc#755720)
   * Fixed posleases2ldap dying in a rare case (bnc#753653)
   * Added posASWatch service to LDAP (bnc#752833)
   * faster terminal reboot if kernel parameters have
   changed (bnc#759079)
   * Branch Server Appliance should not allow invalid
   credentials (bnc#752079)
   * LDAP synchronization fix if LDAP entry is replaced
   (bnc#767491)
   * posAdmin.pl: fixed export of multivalued attributes
   (bnc#764946)
   * posAdmin.pl: fixed losing entered data in some
   situations (bnc#751551)
   * posAdmin.pl: fixed problem including
   scConfigFileTemplates (bnc#747646)
   * posAdmin.pl: fix export image filename without full
   path and scDiskJounal (bnc#755438)
   * posAdmin.pl: --query to query objectClass defined
   directly by --base parameter
   * posAdmin.pl: updated LDAP object descriptions from
   LDAP
   * posAdmin.pl: can modify attributes forming part of
   the DN (bnc#761884)
   * posAdmin.pl: autosave settings (bnc#734573)
   * posAdmin.pl: now lists multiple same entries
   (bnc#753380)
   * posInitBranchserver: handle missing ipHostNumber
   attribute in services (bnc#756049)
   * posInitBranchserver: keep running posleases2ldap if
   posleases2ldap object is missing in LDAP (bnc#756035)
   * posInitBranchserver: fixed rsyncd configuration to
   correctly report if service is running (bnc#756440)
   * fixed MACs update in registered workstations
   (bnc#770972)
   * fixed uninitialized values in posAdmin (bnc#770966)
   * fixed LDAP synchronization (bnc#772159, bnc#772209)
   * rollback is now compatible with multiple MACs
   (bnc#771445)
   * fixed cyclic default pxe file creation (bnc#772116)
   * fixed registerImages error handling (bnc#771166)

   Kiwi was updated to 4.85.66 with the following fixes:

   * fixed compare of object addresses by using refaddr.
   * don't remove wireless drivers and firmware (bnc
   #759341)
   * fixed creation of --bootcd and/or --bootusb initrd
   only images
   * fixed hook call with parameters containing spaces
   (bnc #760331)
   * netboot: use --metadata=0.9 format for raid setup
   (bnc #760713)
   * allow evaluation of $DO_NOT_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER
   variable in netboot suse-preinit to prevent installation of
   the bootloader by a variable (bnc #760502)
   * additionally create md5 sum's for the kernel and the
   optional created splash initrd (fate #313338)
   * allow init=/path/to/program option for kiwi images
   * allow boottimeout of 0sec, also set the same default
   timeout of 10sec for the ext|syslinux setup
   * added support for netboot on s390 via zPXE (fate
   #312134)
   * fixed partedGetPartitionID() function to return
   correct ID (bnc #766720)
   * removed kernel-firmware from netboot descriptions for
   SLE (bnc #766720)
   * preserve haveged, related to (bnc #766720)
   * make sure wpa_supplicant stays inside the initrd (bnc
   #766720)
   * fixed setLogFile path writable check (bnc #728885)
   * strip kernel modules and firmware after the function
   baseUnpackBootIncludes() called in images.sh (bnc #766720)
   * netboot: improved testing for networks by using -T
   option (fate #313338)
   * netboot: fixed use of multicast for compressed images

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 Point of Service 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp2-slepos-sp3-fp1-6601

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

Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 4.85.66]:

      POS_Migration-3.4.2-0.28.1
      POS_Server-Admin3-3.4.2-0.28.1
      POS_Server-AdminGUI-3.4.2-0.28.1
      POS_Server-AdminTools3-3.4.2-0.28.1
      POS_Server-BranchTools3-3.4.2-0.28.1
      POS_Server-Modules3-3.4.2-0.28.1
      POS_Server3-3.4.2-0.28.1
      admind-1.9-1.28.1
      admind-client-1.9-1.28.1
      kiwi-4.85.66-0.5.1
      kiwi-desc-isoboot-4.85.66-0.5.1
      kiwi-desc-netboot-4.85.66-0.5.1
      kiwi-desc-oemboot-4.85.66-0.5.1
      kiwi-doc-4.85.66-0.5.1
      kiwi-tools-4.85.66-0.5.1
      posbios-1.0-1.28.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 (noarch):

      POS_Image-Branchserver3-3.4.0-0.28.1
      POS_Image-Graphical3-3.4.0-0.28.1
      POS_Image-Minimal3-3.4.0-0.28.1
      POS_Image-Netboot-hooks-3.4.0-0.28.1
      POS_Image3-3.4.2-0.28.1
      slepos-guide_en-11.2-0.15.1

References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/712812
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/728885
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/732247
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/734573
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/747646
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/751551
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/752079
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/752326
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/752833
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/753380
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/753653
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755023
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755438
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755720
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755915
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/756035
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/756049
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/756440
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/759079
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/759341
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760331
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760502
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760713
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/761394
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/761396
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/761884
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/764946
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/766720
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/767491
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/770906
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/770966
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/770972
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/771166
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/771445
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/771898
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/772116
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/772209
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=501d70e6698fafcd0758e13c8cf33a5d