Bug Fix Advisory up2date bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0439-3
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-06-11
Last updated on: 2007-06-11
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 up2date packages that fix various bugs are now available.

The Red Hat Update Agent automatically queries the Red Hat Network servers
and determines which packages need to be updated on your machine.

These updated packages include the following bug fixes:

* up2date correctly downloads and installs packages with activation key.

* up2date skips packages correctly from skip list.

* rhn_check correctly kickstarts the system to right version.

* up2date deals correctly with comps.

* rhn_register TUI works on a para-virt guest environment.

* rhn_register GUI works on a virt guest environment.

* rhn_check includes fix for %pre scriptlet failure with error logging.

* a policycoreutils dependency was fixed.

* up2date identifies fully virt guests.

* rhn_check checks and avoids multiple instances.

* fix for rhn_check to dep solver.

* up2date fixed for --arch.

* rhn_check scheduled updates install selected (and not latest) package.

* up2date deprecates --list-rollbacks option.

* TUI now detects if the system has entitlements.

* the user is warned if hardware or package profile sending fails, but
process continues on.

* probable fix to retrieve BIOS information; applied patch from Kyle
Powell, which fixes dmi reading on all machines available for testing.

* up2date --configure option runs only when asked.

* up2date sees multilib packages in dir repo.

* up2date --show-available for i386 on x86_64 fixed.

* up2date man pages include rhn_register and rhn_check.

* up2date fix for 'return and leave job in background' issue.

* rhnsd fix for 'spawn child processes with SIGPIPE set to SIG_IGN' issue.

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated up2date packages, which
resolve these issues.


Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. 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.

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    2ce4fc6c151f9a1a5bb139c127140f5e
 
IA-32:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    a1a4ed508fb99fae9b766614dd8c79e5
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    353fbf49003637377aca145cc8ae2331
 
x86_64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    6fc642db68cdc150b5b4b51ffd8890df
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    61eee37d2769f1116e0637e774c5909a
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    2ce4fc6c151f9a1a5bb139c127140f5e
 
IA-32:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    a1a4ed508fb99fae9b766614dd8c79e5
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    353fbf49003637377aca145cc8ae2331
 
IA-64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    241990c2afa7999aab0da9a6f2cd68f4
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    14ccd0230dc735371f6eba9c8ed25d2b
 
PPC:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    7957170fa34f9773113f87126448e0b4
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    787e1252c72e3cacda4457b603792c0d
 
s390:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.s390.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    938405df87eb8ea3db07f9f0ef5cd839
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.s390.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    c7303c0f52e62a5c241014cf5352a3d0
 
s390x:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.s390x.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    b46c65fb0fd397f92670dab4baa58691
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.s390x.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    3bd0e2ab5dfc1b917dd369712d481183
 
x86_64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    6fc642db68cdc150b5b4b51ffd8890df
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    61eee37d2769f1116e0637e774c5909a
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    2ce4fc6c151f9a1a5bb139c127140f5e
 
IA-32:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    a1a4ed508fb99fae9b766614dd8c79e5
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    353fbf49003637377aca145cc8ae2331
 
IA-64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    241990c2afa7999aab0da9a6f2cd68f4
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    14ccd0230dc735371f6eba9c8ed25d2b
 
x86_64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    6fc642db68cdc150b5b4b51ffd8890df
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    61eee37d2769f1116e0637e774c5909a
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    2ce4fc6c151f9a1a5bb139c127140f5e
 
IA-32:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    a1a4ed508fb99fae9b766614dd8c79e5
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    353fbf49003637377aca145cc8ae2331
 
IA-64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    241990c2afa7999aab0da9a6f2cd68f4
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    14ccd0230dc735371f6eba9c8ed25d2b
 
x86_64:
up2date-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    6fc642db68cdc150b5b4b51ffd8890df
up2date-gnome-4.5.5-7.el3.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0491
    61eee37d2769f1116e0637e774c5909a
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

185554 - up2date '@ GNOME Desktop Environment' defaults to up2date -u and backgrounds itself
218628 - RHN scheduled update installs latest package not the selected one
218630 - manual page of up2date does not mention rhn_regiser and rhn_check
218636 - runTransaction doesn't dependency solve, which can break sync's to profiles on x86_64
218639 - rhn_register - unable to send hardware profile in RHEL4
218647 - up2date --arch doesn't adequately take into account obsoletes (or something)
218651 - rhnsd spawns children with SIGPIPE set to SIG_IGN
218654 - up2date does not "see" multilib packages in "dir" repos
218657 - up2date return before updating is completed, leaving background job
218658 - up2date runs --configure on first run even when not requested
239808 - up2date not downloading packages as specified by activation key
240201 - [PATCH] rhn_check reports success if %pre scriptlet fail with exit 1
240203 - up2date depends on policycoreutils but doesn't enforce it.
240204 - rhn_register TUI fails in a para-virt guest environment
240205 - rhn_register GUI fails in a virt guest



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