- Issued:
- 2013-01-07
- Updated:
- 2013-01-07
RHBA-2013:0105 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
yum-rhn-plugin bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated yum-rhn-plugin package that fixes one bug and adds two enhancements
is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The yum-rhn-plugin package allows the Yum package manager to access content from
Red Hat Network.
This update fixes the following bug:
- The timeout option in the /etc/yum.conf file allows the system administrator
to specify how many seconds the yum package manager waits for a connection
before it times out. Previously, rhnplugin ignored this value, which could
occasionally cause it to time out during communication with Red Hat Network,
especially in a slow network environment. This update corrects this error, and
rhnplugin now respects the timeout value set for all yum repositories as
expected. (BZ#783958)
As well, this update adds the following enhancements:
- Prior to this update, it was not possible to set global settings for rhnplugin
that would apply to all channels the system is subscribed to. Now channels
inherit the global settings by default, but the settings can be overridden if
desired. (BZ#799732)
- This update improves the messaging of rhnplugin to incorporate receiving
content from Red Hat Subscription Manager. (BZ#830194)
All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug
and adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the 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
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 830194 - Improve yum plugin output across RHN and Subscription Management
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6e6725f54e38e602740ea1b0be7fb97f894bc3718726eff623b411b817ed645d |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
ia64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6e6725f54e38e602740ea1b0be7fb97f894bc3718726eff623b411b817ed645d |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6e6725f54e38e602740ea1b0be7fb97f894bc3718726eff623b411b817ed645d |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6e6725f54e38e602740ea1b0be7fb97f894bc3718726eff623b411b817ed645d |
s390x | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6e6725f54e38e602740ea1b0be7fb97f894bc3718726eff623b411b817ed645d |
ppc | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6e6725f54e38e602740ea1b0be7fb97f894bc3718726eff623b411b817ed645d |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a16f663da55393b9db830b1c163e6b8b02ff33f55e20c8cd5bcff09b23b85db6 |
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