SUSE-RU-2013:1093-1: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy

Thu Jun 27 18:04:15 MDT 2013

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:1093-1
Rating:             low
References:         #801151 #801662 #801666 #815441 #815460 #818325 
                    #818566 #819781 #821968 #823241 #823917 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2
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   An update that has 11 recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes 11 new package versions.

Description:

   This update fixes the following issues:

   MessageQueue:

   * If the host lookup fails, do not hide the error.

   rhncfg:

   * Make diffs initiated from another spacewalk server
   obey display_diff configuration option
   * Simplify rhncfg API.

   rhnlib:

   * Make timeout of yum-rhn-plugin calls through
   rhn-client-tools configurable
   * Make Proxy timeouts configurable.

   sm-client-tools:

   * Minor refactorings in the code for resource management
   * Remove bootstrap repository after failure
   * Handle missing /usr/share/rhn/ directory correctly
   * Fix minor bugs, add possibility to override SUSE
   Manager host for tunneling
   * Add possibility to override rhn.conf with command
   line.

   spacewalk-backend:

   * Fix reactivation of systems
   * Remove incorrect path from db
   * Add file path restoration functionality to
   spacewalk-data-fsck
   * Update copyright column length
   * Don't truncate channel name to 64 chars
   * Make API compatible with old RHEL5 clients
   * No line break at the end of the package summary
   * Don't truncate filepath when exporting
   * Fix registration issues on PostgreSQL
   * Update expired gpg keys in the keyring
   * Set copy_local urlgrabber option to copy also file
   URLs
   * Use timeout configuration option also in suseLib send
   function
   * Make satellite-sync work with new rhnlib
   * Search for CVE numbers also in the description
   * Require rhnlib with timeout option
   * Make rpclib connection timeout configurable
   * Return 404 Not Found on requests of content or
   installation.xml
   * Fix encoding in products summary and description.

   spacewalk-certs-tools:

   * Remove temp files verbosely even in case of error
   * Add sudo requirement to spacewalk-certs-tools package
   * The chkconfig command on RHEL does not know the -d
   switch
   * Simply test if bootstrap repository exists and use it
   if yes.

   spacewalk-client-tools:

   * Create mgr* program symbolic links
   * Correctly handle a deactivated account error message
   * Require rhnlib with timeout option
   * Make timeout of yum-rhn-plugin calls through
   rhn-client-tools configurable.

   spacewalk-proxy-installer:

   * Report extra command line arguments
   * Fail if answer file is not readable.

   spacewalk-proxy:

   * Make Proxy timeouts configurable
   * Do not read response data into memory
   * Do not read data into memory which should be send to
   the server.

   spacewalk-web:

   * Add RHN::Form::Widget::Select to ChannelEditor
   * Use RHN::Form::ParsedForm
   * Add sudo requirement to spacewalk-base package.

   zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

   * Always disable gpgcheck for repositories in spacewalk
   service
   * Use timeout also for XMLRPC calls if possible
   * Read transfer_timeout from zypp.conf and provide it
   via URL.

   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

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-proxy17-201306-7859

   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: 0.9.2,1.7.38.26 and 2.5.51.4]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
      spacewalk-backend-1.7.38.26-0.5.2
      spacewalk-backend-libs-1.7.38.26-0.5.2
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.1

   - SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.2,1.7.12.10,1.7.14.16,1.7.28.17,1.7.3.9,1.7.6.9,3.26.7.2 and 5.10.27.11]:

      MessageQueue-3.26.7.2-0.5.1
      rhncfg-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
      rhncfg-actions-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
      rhncfg-client-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
      rhncfg-management-5.10.27.11-0.5.1
      sm-client-tools-1.2-0.5.1
      spacewalk-base-minimal-1.7.28.17-0.5.1
      spacewalk-certs-tools-1.7.3.9-0.5.2
      spacewalk-check-1.7.14.16-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.16-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.16-0.5.1
      spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
      spacewalk-proxy-common-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
      spacewalk-proxy-installer-1.7.6.9-0.5.2
      spacewalk-proxy-management-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
      spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.7.12.10-0.5.1
      spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.7.12.10-0.5.1

References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/801151
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/801662
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/801666
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/815441
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/815460
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/818325
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/818566
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/819781
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/821968
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/823241
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/823917
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=35a32299d8dcd7d983ecda9455a69bf5