SUSE-RU-2013:0452-1: 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-2013:0452-1
Rating:             low
References:         #722052 #776356 #787156 #799530 
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 four recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes three new package versions.

Description:


   This collective update provides SUSE Manager Client Tools
   version 1.7. The  updated packages include many fixes and
   enhancements:

   spacewalk-client-tools:

   * Fix reading cpuinfo on s390x
   * Try to get the FQDN as hostname
   * Check CA certificate files only when needed
   * rhn-channel: add new option to list base channel of a
   system
   * Fix leaking file descriptor
   * Add new script rhn-update-status to update the uptime
   and kernel version on the server
   * Do not change channels during upgrade_version
   * Fix getOSVersionAndRelease for multiple products
   * Keep permissions and owner of systemid file
   * Make multi-line lists in conf files parse correctly
   * rhn-profile-sync exits with status 1 if libvirtd is
   not running
   * Read memory information on kernels 3.x
   * Allow linking against OpenSSL
   * Feclace YumBaseError the same way as yum did
   * Fix package dependency on newt.

   rhnlib:

   * Allow linking against OpenSSL.

   suseRegisterInfo:

   * Pre-compile Python code to prevent verification
   issues.

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 Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-client-tools-201302-7346

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-client-tools-201302-7346

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-client-tools-201302-7346

   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: 1.7.3 and 2.5.51.3]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.3-0.7.10
      suseRegisterInfo-1.7.3-0.5.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.14]:

      spacewalk-check-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.14-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.7.3 and 2.5.51.3]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.3-0.7.10
      suseRegisterInfo-1.7.3-0.5.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.14]:

      spacewalk-check-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.14-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.7.3 and 2.5.51.3]:

      rhnlib-2.5.51.3-0.7.10
      suseRegisterInfo-1.7.3-0.5.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (noarch) [New Version: 1.7.14.14]:

      spacewalk-check-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-setup-1.7.14.14-0.5.1
      spacewalk-client-tools-1.7.14.14-0.5.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/722052
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/776356
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/787156
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/799530
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=fcf48747b40ea748725976bd2e7ae86a



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