SUSE-RU-2025:1097-1: important: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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# Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:1097-1  
Release Date: 2025-04-02T08:05:29Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1237180

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

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

  * Ensure vmtoolsd.service and vgauthd.service are set to enabled by default.
    Do this by removing vmblock-fuse.service from the %pre section in the spec
    file. vmblock-fuse.service still remains in the %pre desktop section
    (bsc#1237180).
  * remove unused pcre build dependency
  * Revert previous change. The proposed solutions was non-standard.
  * Ensure vmtoolsd.service, vgauthd.service, and vmblock-fuse.service are set
    to enabled by default (bsc#1237180).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1097=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * libvmtools0-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.5.0-4.80.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-4.80.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237180

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