SUSE-RU-2013:0252-1: Recommended update for sysconfig

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sysconfig
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:0252-1
Rating:             low
References:         #716652 #753387 #775281 #780644 #784952 #787744 
                    #791553 #794720 #798641 #798828 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
______________________________________________________________________________

   An update that has 10 recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes one version update.

Description:


   This update for sysconfig provides the following fixes and
   improvements:

   * Use dhclient6 in dhcp6_client state variable
   * Correctly apply STP constrains also to float time
   values with a 1/100 sec precision
   * Update bridge documentation link in ifcfg-bridge.5
   * Do not report failure while setting unsupported power
   management option in ifup-wireless
   * Check and reject too long interface names or names
   with suspect characters
   * Do not wait when creation of virtual interface name
   fails
   * Do not start dhcp clients too early or they may be
   unable to send packets
   * Load af_packet module early and wait for link ready
   * Check before running a script in netcontrol_services
   * Allow suffixes in ETHTOOL_OPTIONS variable to apply
   settings separately
   * Add ETHTOOL_UP_RETRY and ETHTOOL_UP_WAIT variables to
   wait until the link has been set up
   * Updated ifcfg(5) man page
   * Do not mount file systems with the noauto flag set


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 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-sysconfig-7291

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-sysconfig-7291

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-sysconfig-7291

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.71.48]:

      sysconfig-0.71.48-0.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.71.48]:

      sysconfig-0.71.48-0.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.71.48]:

      sysconfig-0.71.48-0.7.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/716652
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/753387
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/775281
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/780644
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/784952
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/787744
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/791553
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/794720
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/798641
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/798828
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1ce136506e19a206a1646d3b669a8ccd