SUSE-RU-2014:1553-1: moderate: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1

Thu Dec 4 03:10:15 MST 2014

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:1553-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #885997 #886391 #887538 #889363 #896254 #898428 
                    #901958 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Manager Proxy
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   An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes 9 new package versions.

Description:

   This collective update for SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 provides the following
   fixes and enhancements:

   osad:

       * Enable and install osad during first installation. (bsc#901958)
       * Fix traceback if http proxy is not configured.
       * Support communication over proxy.

   rhncfg:

       * Fix error in rhncfg if SELinux is disabled.
       * Balidate the content of configuration files before deploying.
       * Avoid traceback with a configuration file upload action with no
         SELinux context.
       * Ensure WebUI configuration file diff looks at owner and permissions.

   spacewalk-backend:

       * Use the old style ISS method with NCC backend.
       * Make spacewalk-debug SCC migration compatible.
       * ISS: Export/import subscriptions and entitlements.
       * ISS: Remove old import code for NCC products and subscriptions.
       * ISS: Export/import suseProductChannels and suseUpgradePaths via ISS.
       * ISS: Export/import SUSE Products via ISS.
       * Fix cleanup when database init goes wrong.
       * Update channel checksum type for vendor channels.
       * Read mirror credentials from database depending on the Customer
         Center backend.
       * Speed up satellite-sync by avoiding commonly-called dblink_exec.
       * Backend should correctly checksum configuration files with macros.
       * Fix spacewalk-debug to be fully PostgreSQL aware.
       * Correct UTF8 configuration files from being marked as binary.
       * Preserve the query parameters in the URL.
       * Allow missing packages in patches if they are not part of this
         repository.
       * Handle SLE 12 update tag correctly in reposync.
       * Fix traceback when pushing RPMs with archive size greater than 4GB.
       * Queue server for errata cache update when package list changes.
       * Recognize oVirt node as virtual system.

   spacewalk-certs-tools:

       * bootstrap.sh: When installing certificate via rpm, support both curl
         and wget.
       * bootstrap.sh: Fail if both curl and wget are missing.
       * bootstrap.sh: Install certificate in the right location on SLE 12.
       * Fix removal of existing host key entries. (bsc#886391)

   spacewalk-client-tools:

       * Allow unicode characters in proxy username / password.
       * Send correct hostname. (bsc#887538)

   spacewalk-proxy-installer:

       * Don't hardcode systemid path in rhn-proxy-activate.
       * Remove duplicate Summary and Group entries.

   spacewalk-remote-utils:

       * Add channel definitions for RHEL 5.11 and RHEL 7.0.

   spacewalk-web:

       * Integrate the refresh dialog with the setup wizard products page.
       * Add aarch64 and ppc64le to parent-child channel compatibility list.
       * WebUI cloning should use the same SQL query as API.

   suseRegisterInfo:

       * Re-add legacy suse_register_info to successfully perform the update.
         (bsc#898428)

   zypp-plugin-spacewalk:

       * Check for retrieveOnly option in up2date configuration and set
         download_only. (bsc#896254)
       * Changed the spec file to force usage of the official python VM.
         (bsc#889363)

   The following new packages have been added to the product: python-enum34.

   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:

      zypper in -t patch slemap21-suse-manager-proxy-21-201411-9946

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

Package List:

   - SUSE Manager Proxy (x86_64) [New Version: 2.1.55.12 and 2.1.9]:

      python-enum34-1.0-0.7.1
      spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.12-0.7.2
      spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.12-0.7.2
      suseRegisterInfo-2.1.9-0.7.1
      zypp-plugin-spacewalk-0.9.8-0.15.1

   - SUSE Manager Proxy (noarch) [New Version: 2.1.16.5,2.1.3.6,2.1.6.3,2.1.6.6,2.1.60.10,5.10.65.8 and 5.11.33.5]:

      osad-5.11.33.5-0.7.1
      rhncfg-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      rhncfg-actions-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      rhncfg-client-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      rhncfg-management-5.10.65.8-0.7.1
      spacewalk-base-minimal-2.1.60.10-0.7.1
      spacewalk-base-minimal-config-2.1.60.10-0.7.1
      spacewalk-certs-tools-2.1.6.3-0.7.1
      spacewalk-check-2.1.16.5-0.7.1
      spacewalk-client-setup-2.1.16.5-0.7.1
      spacewalk-client-tools-2.1.16.5-0.7.1
      spacewalk-proxy-installer-2.1.6.6-0.7.2
      spacewalk-remote-utils-2.1.3.6-0.7.2

References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885997
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=886391
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887538
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889363
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896254
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898428
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901958
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3236a93a6ce4737550bdf003bbc00af6