Enhancement Advisory dosfsutils enhancement update

Advisory: RHEA-2007:0218-2
Type: Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-04-30
Last updated on: 2007-04-30
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated dosfstools package that allows VFAT filesystems labeling is now
available.

The dosfstools package includes the mkdosfs and dosfsck utilities,
which respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems on hard
drives or on floppies.

This update adds a tool to read and write labels on VFAT filesystems.

All users of dosfstools are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which adds this enhancement.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
dosfstools-2.8-18.src.rpm     9492bbb0c9c901fca54425f00e053eb3
 
IA-32:
dosfstools-2.8-18.i386.rpm     163c6b1fc2a8f0d119c274759c45f030
 
x86_64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.x86_64.rpm     d0cf8c712045626db138cd78c2fa520e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
dosfstools-2.8-18.src.rpm     9492bbb0c9c901fca54425f00e053eb3
 
IA-32:
dosfstools-2.8-18.i386.rpm     163c6b1fc2a8f0d119c274759c45f030
 
IA-64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.ia64.rpm     c15619b0e7db0bf25f2a9e0caa360ecd
 
PPC:
dosfstools-2.8-18.ppc.rpm     c0bd95bd3ec0bd03a01ceed31c694085
 
s390:
dosfstools-2.8-18.s390.rpm     afe77df2cfc9848e985fa355a39b295d
 
s390x:
dosfstools-2.8-18.s390x.rpm     61e46cd065c1257b86b9ce1ca46247f0
 
x86_64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.x86_64.rpm     d0cf8c712045626db138cd78c2fa520e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
dosfstools-2.8-18.src.rpm     9492bbb0c9c901fca54425f00e053eb3
 
IA-32:
dosfstools-2.8-18.i386.rpm     163c6b1fc2a8f0d119c274759c45f030
 
IA-64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.ia64.rpm     c15619b0e7db0bf25f2a9e0caa360ecd
 
x86_64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.x86_64.rpm     d0cf8c712045626db138cd78c2fa520e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
dosfstools-2.8-18.src.rpm     9492bbb0c9c901fca54425f00e053eb3
 
IA-32:
dosfstools-2.8-18.i386.rpm     163c6b1fc2a8f0d119c274759c45f030
 
IA-64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.ia64.rpm     c15619b0e7db0bf25f2a9e0caa360ecd
 
x86_64:
dosfstools-2.8-18.x86_64.rpm     d0cf8c712045626db138cd78c2fa520e
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)


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