vixie-cron bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2007:0122-4
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2007-04-18
Last updated on:	2007-06-06
Affected Products:	Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

Updated vixie-cron packages that fixes a bug is now available.

The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a
standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. The
vixie-cron package adds better security and more powerful configuration
options to the standard version of cron.

These packages address a vixie-cron job delay issue.

All users of vixie-cron should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`6c728acf570b9cfbc2734e4835d10a62`

IA-32:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`b9191aa72440d8dabe2a5f6e248d314c`

x86_64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`a9645c7beac5432981ab20883f21ceea`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`6c728acf570b9cfbc2734e4835d10a62`

IA-32:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`b9191aa72440d8dabe2a5f6e248d314c`

IA-64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`1fb24e05f73180a7a994cfab3d74a908`

PPC:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`42da3929690625d5606c4a11ca5c3b78`

s390:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`684caf7ba924eff6a3784334ca46fccf`

s390x:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`6f6412453df0a76d469c4f99c2ed51cd`

x86_64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`a9645c7beac5432981ab20883f21ceea`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`6c728acf570b9cfbc2734e4835d10a62`

IA-32:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`b9191aa72440d8dabe2a5f6e248d314c`

IA-64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`1fb24e05f73180a7a994cfab3d74a908`

x86_64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`a9645c7beac5432981ab20883f21ceea`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`6c728acf570b9cfbc2734e4835d10a62`

IA-32:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`b9191aa72440d8dabe2a5f6e248d314c`

IA-64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`1fb24e05f73180a7a994cfab3d74a908`

x86_64:
vixie-cron-4.1-16.EL3.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2007:1001	`a9645c7beac5432981ab20883f21ceea`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

190255 - Job delayed after using crontab -e

Keywords

delayed, job

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