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Bug Fix Advisory Updated procps fixes bugs in top

Advisory: RHBA-2003:373-04
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2003-12-19
Last updated on: 2003-12-19
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

Details

Updated procps packages that include bugfixes for the top utility are now
available.

The procps package contains a set of system utilities that provide
system information, including the top command. The top command provides a
repetitive update of the status of running processes.

This erratum fixes bugs that prevented users from specifying large numbers
of parameters, and prevented the use of top on systems with long uptimes.

Users should install the erratum packages, which resolve these issues.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 88e85db28ecbc17a32bb7086f22c41db
 
IA-32:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: eb2e79a7b7e26e93da5a755962dff699
procps-X11-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 93734d551a8ea85752f2e0a6503afe4c
 
IA-64:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 1ec453167b3f8859d53673385a03831a
procps-X11-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 70eb6aee0973ea9c3d263cf89ce021fe
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 88e85db28ecbc17a32bb7086f22c41db
 
IA-32:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: eb2e79a7b7e26e93da5a755962dff699
procps-X11-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 93734d551a8ea85752f2e0a6503afe4c
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 88e85db28ecbc17a32bb7086f22c41db
 
IA-32:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: eb2e79a7b7e26e93da5a755962dff699
procps-X11-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 93734d551a8ea85752f2e0a6503afe4c
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 88e85db28ecbc17a32bb7086f22c41db
 
IA-64:
procps-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 1ec453167b3f8859d53673385a03831a
procps-X11-2.0.7-11.21AS.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:024
    MD5: 70eb6aee0973ea9c3d263cf89ce021fe
 

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

89973 - top crashes when box has been up for a long time
97870 - Segmentation fault when issue \'top\' command to monitor more than 11 processes


Keywords

procps, top


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