SUSE-RU-2021:3500-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2021:3500-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1190987 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE MicroOS 5.1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

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

   - New/Updated features:
     * Added a configurable logging capability to the network script
     * The hgfsmounter (mount.vmhgfs) command has been removed from
       open-vm-tools. It has been replaced by hgfs-fuse.
   - Resolved issues:
     * Customization: Retry the Linux reboot if telinit is a soft link to
       systemctl
     * open-vm-tools commands would hang if configured with
       "--enable-valgrind"


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 MicroOS 5.1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2021-3500=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-3500=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3500=1



Package List:

   - SUSE MicroOS 5.1 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-11.3.5-13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3 (x86_64):

      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (x86_64):

      libvmtools-devel-11.3.5-13.1
      libvmtools0-11.3.5-13.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-13.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-13.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190987