- Issued:
- 2004-04-21
- Updated:
- 2004-04-21
RHBA-2004:094 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated sysreport package includes bugfixes, enhancements
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated sysreport package that includes several fixes and enhancements
is now available.
Description
Sysreport is a utility that gathers information about a system's
hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for
diagnostic purposes and debugging.
This updated version of sysreport contains a number of enhancements, such
as the use of dmidecode and more complete reporting of software RAID
volumes. In addition, a number of minor bugs have been addressed.
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 63109 - getpartinfo fails to collect actual partition data
- BZ - 70679 - Typo's in output of "sysreport"
- BZ - 77541 - sendmail config looked for inwrong place
- BZ - 78386 - RFE: sysreport should use dmidecode
- BZ - 89721 - Modify systeport tool to include information on RHN entitlement.
- BZ - 91617 - fdisk run on only md0, md1 and md5 instead of /dev/md{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1{0,1,2,3,4,5}}
- BZ - 99352 - Changes and enhancments to the sysreport package to gather additional information needed by GSS for diagnosing customer problems.
- BZ - 115362 - sysreport hangs with dmidecode
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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