SUSE-RU-2013:0768-1: moderate: Recommended update for mkinitrd

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mkinitrd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:0768-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #755642 #784613 #801984 
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.

Description:


   This collective update for mkinitrd provides the following
   fixes and  enhancements:

   * Skip static interfaces when configuring DHCP
   interfaces. (bnc#755642)
   * Handle moving ibft interface between interfaces and
   subnets. (bnc#755642)
   * Fix boot from mdraid on top of multipath devices.
   (bnc#784613)
   * Do not tell the user to refresh the bootloader when
   generating the kdump initrd. (bnc#801984)


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-mkinitrd-7584

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-mkinitrd-7584

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-mkinitrd-7584

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.57.57.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.57.57.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.57.57.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755642
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/784613
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/801984
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=0346aeb51df393f9cb14e753b62dd216