SUSE-RU-2013:1094-1: Recommended update for SUSE Manager client tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager client tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:1094-1
Rating:             low
References:         #815460 #818325 #823917 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that has three recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes three new package versions.

Description:


   This update fixes the following issues:

   rhnlib:

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

   spacewalk-client-tools:

   * Create mgr* program symbolic links
   * Correctly handle a deactivated account error message
   * Require rhnlib with timeout option
   * Make timeout configurable.

   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.


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-client-tools-201306-7857

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-client-tools-201306-7857

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-client-tools-201306-7857

   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: 0.9.2 and 2.5.51.4]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.16]:

      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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.2 and 2.5.51.4]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.16]:

      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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.2 and 2.5.51.4]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.4-0.5.1
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.2-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.16]:

      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


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/815460
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/818325
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/823917
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e14480c56dfe3fc360239fdc7b3c5af0