Bug Fix Advisory Updated chkconfig package

Advisory: RHBA-2004:332-04
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-08-18
Last updated on: 2004-08-18
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 chkconfig package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Chkconfig is a basic system utility that updates and queries runlevel
information for system services. Chkconfig manipulates the numerous
symbolic links in /etc/rc.d, relieving system administrators of some
of the drudgery of manually editing the symbolic links.

An updated chkconfig package fixed bugs in LSB comment parsing, updated
translations for the alternatives program, and fixed some minor failure
cases with xinetd services.

All users of chkconfig should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves 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:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.src.rpm     12594c4bea012e75a8060d9e9aa3b29c
 
IA-32:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    e10b335b883cfcf56b81615471ac4edd
ntsysv-1.3.11-0.2.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    1fde3f6e6e423bee7fa51d099ccdd6c6
 
IA-64:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    fc297c94b84988bb7a5184e063c5f0bf
ntsysv-1.3.11-0.2.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    0a690338e044f3c0c4f5a0b01a5dfec1
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.src.rpm     12594c4bea012e75a8060d9e9aa3b29c
 
IA-32:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    e10b335b883cfcf56b81615471ac4edd
ntsysv-1.3.11-0.2.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    1fde3f6e6e423bee7fa51d099ccdd6c6
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.src.rpm     12594c4bea012e75a8060d9e9aa3b29c
 
IA-32:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    e10b335b883cfcf56b81615471ac4edd
ntsysv-1.3.11-0.2.1.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    1fde3f6e6e423bee7fa51d099ccdd6c6
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.src.rpm     12594c4bea012e75a8060d9e9aa3b29c
 
IA-64:
chkconfig-1.3.11-0.2.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    fc297c94b84988bb7a5184e063c5f0bf
ntsysv-1.3.11-0.2.1.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:115
    0a690338e044f3c0c4f5a0b01a5dfec1
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

110526 - [PATCH] alternatives --help output is not translated
70766 - Runlevel 2 handling is broken with chkconfig service off/on
76213 - alternatives: 'Enter to keep the default[*]'
85678 - LSB-style dependency frobber works as expected in source code


Keywords

LSB


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