logrotate bug fix and enhancement update
| Advisory: | RHBA-2012:0786-1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bug Fix Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2012-06-20 |
| Last updated on: | 2012-06-20 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) |
Details
An updated logrotate package that fixes various bugs and adds one enhancement is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The logrotate utility simplifies the administration of multiple log files,
allowing the automatic rotation, compression, removal, and mailing of log files.
This update fixes the following bugs:
* Prior to this update, the AUTHORS section of the logrotate(8) manual page
contained invalid contact information for previous maintainers. This update
modifies the manual page and adds this information to ensure that the contact
information of the current maintainers is correct. (BZ#659705)
* Prior to this update, the definition of the "size" parameter in the
logrotate(8) manual page was misleading. This update modifies the manual page
and this definition is now easier to understand. (BZ#659713)
* Prior to this update, the logrotate(8) manual page did not list all options
that the logrotate utility actually recognizes. This update adds the missing
options and the manual list contains now all available options. (BZ#659720)
* Prior to this update, the logrotate(8) manual page contained several
misprints. This update modifies the logrotate(8) manual page and corrects the
misprints. (BZ#674864)
* Prior to this update, logrotate did not check the configuration file for
correctly matched brackets. As a consequence, system files could be wrongly
removed. This update modifies logrotate so that brackets are detected and
checked for correct matching. Now, configuration files without matching brackets
are skipped. (BZ#736053)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
* Prior to this update, logrotate removed the Access Control Lists (ACL) flags,
which are used to permit selected groups to access all logs, when rotating logs.
As a consequence, selected groups could not access all logs. With this update,
ACL support has been added to logrotate. (BZ#683622)
All users of logrotate are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes these bugs and adds this enhancement.
Solution
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
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Updated packages
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 9caccede1989d38b4b88a36ae20bf116 SHA-256: 9290e135f4fe30196334b26f2536cb50ac86c91efce8691c82c1765d087db041 |
| IA-32: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: a3837263601225d6d2a38bb747109ff5 SHA-256: 4c5a6c59d8cb15d4d710d46f8188ac1a271b3765207f3edf8471c773f74edae6 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: f8609afd76d510dac6e43b48d3c2c9d6 SHA-256: acf03f82c8a40686f6066b368371bf9c06b66cdde65e5feb826e5647536ca363 |
| x86_64: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: d13df9251abf854e39e52ff83401fa81 SHA-256: 52122798a7d6ff63d63d8894685fe28ffe862125aa3257c6c2f94a755614d094 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 5c53ef3c2fb6d1450133fab105499a0b SHA-256: 5d63d6d000fcd384ea957a927ab9e76a31d5c64ce8c552056d4a0ee8290129ab |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 9caccede1989d38b4b88a36ae20bf116 SHA-256: 9290e135f4fe30196334b26f2536cb50ac86c91efce8691c82c1765d087db041 |
| x86_64: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: d13df9251abf854e39e52ff83401fa81 SHA-256: 52122798a7d6ff63d63d8894685fe28ffe862125aa3257c6c2f94a755614d094 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 5c53ef3c2fb6d1450133fab105499a0b SHA-256: 5d63d6d000fcd384ea957a927ab9e76a31d5c64ce8c552056d4a0ee8290129ab |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 9caccede1989d38b4b88a36ae20bf116 SHA-256: 9290e135f4fe30196334b26f2536cb50ac86c91efce8691c82c1765d087db041 |
| IA-32: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: a3837263601225d6d2a38bb747109ff5 SHA-256: 4c5a6c59d8cb15d4d710d46f8188ac1a271b3765207f3edf8471c773f74edae6 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: f8609afd76d510dac6e43b48d3c2c9d6 SHA-256: acf03f82c8a40686f6066b368371bf9c06b66cdde65e5feb826e5647536ca363 |
| PPC: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: b5df8e9faafb5d34264d844e303655d4 SHA-256: e844c0a345d9c094a7684fae3fbaf1ecde86fe32165ed2a80d50f9c931b2017c |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 34b42db6f67e84e045d6ad609f5fb6af SHA-256: 41f20fef974e242da60e86e3205d8d9963978d44834ca3b88c499e127c193bf2 |
| s390x: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: d1e72cd749a81806028b787a1cf6dad7 SHA-256: fd367b904484cb3331e0eaa1fc5afacfd4a04dd1d2e2b55d1f77e746be28e89d |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: b0ad19c54a3bce9c8a39dbe1ead6e257 SHA-256: 95ed794d24c10e766a88224e30e2588232bcadd04ceb0478714f38b0493bdc2d |
| x86_64: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: d13df9251abf854e39e52ff83401fa81 SHA-256: 52122798a7d6ff63d63d8894685fe28ffe862125aa3257c6c2f94a755614d094 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 5c53ef3c2fb6d1450133fab105499a0b SHA-256: 5d63d6d000fcd384ea957a927ab9e76a31d5c64ce8c552056d4a0ee8290129ab |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 9caccede1989d38b4b88a36ae20bf116 SHA-256: 9290e135f4fe30196334b26f2536cb50ac86c91efce8691c82c1765d087db041 |
| IA-32: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: a3837263601225d6d2a38bb747109ff5 SHA-256: 4c5a6c59d8cb15d4d710d46f8188ac1a271b3765207f3edf8471c773f74edae6 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: f8609afd76d510dac6e43b48d3c2c9d6 SHA-256: acf03f82c8a40686f6066b368371bf9c06b66cdde65e5feb826e5647536ca363 |
| x86_64: | |
| logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: d13df9251abf854e39e52ff83401fa81 SHA-256: 52122798a7d6ff63d63d8894685fe28ffe862125aa3257c6c2f94a755614d094 |
| logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2012:1172 |
MD5: 5c53ef3c2fb6d1450133fab105499a0b SHA-256: 5d63d6d000fcd384ea957a927ab9e76a31d5c64ce8c552056d4a0ee8290129ab |
| (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) | |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
659705 - Author info is wrong in man page.
659713 - Ambiguity in logrotate man page (definition of "size" parameter)
659720 - manpage not in sync with options logrotate actually recognizes
674864 - logrotate(8) manpage fixes PATCH
683622 - [RFE] Preserve ACLs when rotating logs
736053 - logrotate has insufficient configuration syntax checking
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