Bug Fix Advisory Updated sysreport package includes bugfixes, enhancements

Advisory: RHBA-2004:094-04
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-04-21
Last updated on: 2004-04-21
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
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated sysreport package that includes several fixes and enhancements
is now available.

Sysreport is a utility that gathers information about a system's
hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for
diagnostic purposes and debugging.

This updated version of sysreport contains a number of enhancements, such
as the use of dmidecode and more complete reporting of software RAID
volumes. In addition, a number of minor bugs have been addressed.

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package.


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:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    37f2d12e677895b51cbba62eea156127
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    db8e407779a57fcc4d9f119674bd6b75
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    db8e407779a57fcc4d9f119674bd6b75
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    37f2d12e677895b51cbba62eea156127
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    db8e407779a57fcc4d9f119674bd6b75
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    37f2d12e677895b51cbba62eea156127
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    db8e407779a57fcc4d9f119674bd6b75
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    37f2d12e677895b51cbba62eea156127
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    db8e407779a57fcc4d9f119674bd6b75
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

115362 - sysreport hangs with dmidecode
63109 - getpartinfo fails to collect actual partition data
70679 - Typo's in output of "sysreport"
77541 - sendmail config looked for inwrong place
78386 - RFE: sysreport should use dmidecode
89721 - Modify systeport tool to include information on RHN entitlement.
91617 - fdisk run on only md0, md1 and md5 instead of /dev/md{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1{0,1,2,3,4,5}}
99352 - Changes and enhancments to the sysreport package to gather additional information needed by GSS for diagnosing customer problems.



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