SUSE-RU-2013:0023-1: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:0023-1
Rating:             low
References:         #769913 #776356 #779992 #786105 #789373 #790143 
                    #790717 #790987 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2
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   An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes 7 new package versions.

Description:


   This update for SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 fixes the following
   issues:

   * Print more understandable error message in
   rhn-catalog when no probes are defined
   * fix is_sha256_capable() function
   * use SUSE specific proxy settings in reposync
   * read proxy from rhn.conf before other places
   * fix wrong variable binding
   * rollback any unfinished transaction
   * for the installed_size, ignore situation when it was
   not populated in the database
   * don't fail when from attribute is missing
   * make sure proxy is enabled in sysconfig before
   reading it
   * Add support for multiple mirror credentials
   * use smdba space-overview for report if exists
   * do not return not existing patchnames
   * add xmlrpc function update_status and server
   capability
   * create rpms compatible with RHEL5
   * Code 10 product migration requires 'xsltproc' being
   installed
   * keep the proxy from trying to auth as 127.0.0.1
   * do not start rhnsd in runlevel 2 which has no network
   * call rhn-update-status only is exists and is
   executable
   * call rhn-update-status at start to provide current
   uptime to server
   * map zypper patch exit code 103 to 0 restart of the
   software management stack happens automatically if zypper
   exits
   * try to restart spacewalksd and osad after distupgrade
   action
   * add distupgrade action and capability

   How to apply this update:

   1. Log in as root user to the SUSE Manager proxy. 2.
   Stop the proxy service: spacewalk-proxy stop 3. Apply the
   patch using either zypper patch or YaST Online Update. 4.
   Start the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-proxy start

Indications:

   Everybody should update.

Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slemap17sp2-suse-manager-proxy-201212-7166

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 0.8,1.7.38.22 and 4.9.15.3]:

      spacewalk-backend-1.7.38.22-0.5.1
      spacewalk-backend-libs-1.7.38.22-0.5.1
      spacewalksd-4.9.15.3-0.5.3
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.8-0.5.5

   - SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.12.8,1.7.3.6,2.209.3.3 and 5.10.41.7]:

      NOCpulsePlugins-2.209.3.3-0.5.1
      osad-5.10.41.7-0.5.4
      spacewalk-certs-tools-1.7.3.6-0.5.8
      spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.7.12.8-0.5.9
      spacewalk-proxy-common-1.7.12.8-0.5.9
      spacewalk-proxy-management-1.7.12.8-0.5.9
      spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.7.12.8-0.5.9
      spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.7.12.8-0.5.9


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/769913
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/776356
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/779992
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/786105
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/789373
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/790143
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/790717
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/790987
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6fec70b177514fd0bc6f119ae8d06de1



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