Bug Fix Advisory sos bug fix and enhancement update

Advisory: RHBA-2009:0461-1
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-05-06
Last updated on: 2009-05-06
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3.z server)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated sos package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available.

sosreport is a tool that collects information about a system, such as which
kernel is running, what drivers are loaded, and scans various configuration
files for common services. It also performs some simple diagnostics against
known problematic patterns.

This updated sos package provides fixes for the following bugs:

* sosreport became unresponsive in a virtualized environment if the xend
daemon had not been started. (BZ#497506)


Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    4ccf85a4a62d4571b89dd4455b0def53
 
IA-32:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
IA-64:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
PPC:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
s390x:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
x86_64:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    4ccf85a4a62d4571b89dd4455b0def53
 
IA-32:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
x86_64:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3.z server)

SRPMS:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2009:1418
    4ccf85a4a62d4571b89dd4455b0def53
 
IA-32:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm     aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
IA-64:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm     aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
PPC:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm     aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
s390x:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm     aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
x86_64:
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm     aab48304d7636798d865b7aa414b3608
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

497506 - sos hangs when running with a xen kernel where xend has not been started



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