Bug Fix Advisory Updated sysklogd package

Advisory: RHBA-2004:348-04
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 sysklogd package that fixes various bugs is now available.

The sysklogd package contains two system utilities (syslogd and klogd)
that provide support for system logging. Syslogd and klogd run as
daemons and log system messages to different places such as sendmail
logs, security logs, and error logs.

This updated package fixes various minor bugs, including a case where logs
were not correctly switched after rotation.

All users of sysklogd 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:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.src.rpm     34841a98fda058424208039e9230183c
 
IA-32:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.i386.rpm     a10ad9d02f302c4433638196468b6f10
 
IA-64:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.ia64.rpm     631ac235e1fa11144fd5ba13e7115bd0
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.src.rpm     34841a98fda058424208039e9230183c
 
IA-32:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.i386.rpm     a10ad9d02f302c4433638196468b6f10
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.src.rpm     34841a98fda058424208039e9230183c
 
IA-32:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.i386.rpm     a10ad9d02f302c4433638196468b6f10
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.src.rpm     34841a98fda058424208039e9230183c
 
IA-64:
sysklogd-1.4.1-4.1.ia64.rpm     631ac235e1fa11144fd5ba13e7115bd0
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

120201 - syslog not recording hostnames
120453 - syslogd memory allocation error
52901 - klogd keeps System.map open
63664 - magic sysrq not fully functional


Keywords

sysklogd, UTF-8


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