Bug Fix Advisory sos bug fix and enhancement update

Advisory: RHBA-2009:1147-1
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-07-08
Last updated on: 2009-07-08
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.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 failed to collect information from systool due to an
argument-passing error, which has been corrected in this updated package.
(BZ#455918)

* sysreport.legacy is now able to run even if the HOME environment variable
is not set. (BZ#459788)

* extended output in virtualized environments is now captured from the "xm
list" and "xm list --long" commands. (BZ#467073)

* sosreport became unresponsive in a virtualized environment if the xend
daemon had not been started. (BZ#497505)

In addition, this updated package provides the following enhancements:

* it is now possible to run sosreport unattended. (BZ#495060)

* the sosreport plugin for the IBM S/390 architecture is now included in
this updated package. (BZ#465234)

* the krb5.conf configuration file is now captured for use in reports.
(BZ#467077)

* output from systems running Openswan and/or IPsec is now captured.
(BZ#467074)

* new support for /root/anaconda-ks.cfg is included in this updated
package. (BZ#459576)

* support for capturing information from the /etc/elilo.conf configuration
file is now included. (BZ#337901)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated sos package, which resolves
these issues and adds these enhancements.


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 EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
sos-1.7-9.2.el5_2.17.src.rpm     aae39b3072c98d52dcef74e8f348f42c
 
IA-32:
sos-1.7-9.2.el5_2.17.noarch.rpm     4ab67fa01b6cb45b31cde6b03957d6c6
 
IA-64:
sos-1.7-9.2.el5_2.17.noarch.rpm     4ab67fa01b6cb45b31cde6b03957d6c6
 
PPC:
sos-1.7-9.2.el5_2.17.noarch.rpm     4ab67fa01b6cb45b31cde6b03957d6c6
 
s390x:
sos-1.7-9.2.el5_2.17.noarch.rpm     4ab67fa01b6cb45b31cde6b03957d6c6
 
x86_64:
sos-1.7-9.2.el5_2.17.noarch.rpm     4ab67fa01b6cb45b31cde6b03957d6c6
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

455918 - systool is passed deprcated arguments
455920 - add %{INSTALLTIME:date} to the --qf flags when collecting installed-rpms
459576 - Add /root/anaconda-ks-cfg to sosreport archive
459788 - sysreport.legacy reports "Cannot make temp dir"
465234 - sosreport plugin for s390 not included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
467073 - Include output of "xm list" and "xm list --long" in sos
467074 - Add openswan and ipsec-tools plugins to sos
467077 - Sos does not collect krb5.conf
495060 - Need unattended way to run sosreport
497505 - sos hangs when running with a xen kernel where xend has not been started



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