SUSE-RU-2020:1951-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2020:1951-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1171003 #1171764 #1171765 #1172693 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
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   An update that has four recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

   - Update 11.1.0 (build 16036546) (bsc#1171764, jsc#ECO-2164)

     This version provides a new 'Service Discovery' plugin. (bsc#1171765)
   The plugin connects with the vRealize Operations Manager product. For more
   information and details on configuring this plugin, refer to Configuring
   Service Discovery.

     In this release, a new tools.conf switch is added to enable and disable
   the guest customization in the guest virtual machine. By default, the
   guest customization is enabled. For more details, refer KB 78903.

   - vm-support is now automatically placed in the /usr/bin directory.
   - Added version number to Requires: libxmlsec1-openssl1 to help with
     vgauth version checking.
   - Provide a better PAM configuration and authentication. (bsc#1171003,
     bsc#1172693)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-1951=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-1951=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 (x86_64):

      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.1.0-3.17.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.1.0-3.17.1
      libvmtools0-11.1.0-3.17.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.1.0-3.17.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.1.0-3.17.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171003
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171764
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171765
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172693