SUSE-RU-2026:23987-1: moderate: Recommended update for dracut

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# Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:23987-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-01T09:36:59Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * jsc#PED-16110
  * jsc#PED-16702

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

  
  
An update that contains two features can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

Changes in dracut:

  * Support NTP configuration for airgapped scenarios (jsc#PED-16110)
  * Allow to easily apply CC compliant configuration when deploying SLES 16.0
    (jsc#PED-16702)
    * feat(chrony): introducing the chrony module
    * feat(network-manager): write info about NTP servers in dhcpopts file

## 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 for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1797

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1797

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * dracut-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-debugsource-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-ima-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-extra-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-tools-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-fips-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-debuginfo-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dracut-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-debugsource-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-ima-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-extra-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-tools-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-fips-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1
    * dracut-debuginfo-059+suse.732.g39fc900f5-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-16110
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-16702

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