- Issued:
- 2004-12-20
- Updated:
- 2004-12-20
RHBA-2004:477 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated rusers packages
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated rusers packages that use the recommended /proc file for disk usage
data are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
Description
The rusers program allows users to find out who is logged into machines on
the local network. The rusers command produces output similar to who, but
for the specified list of hosts or for all machines on the local network.
The rusers-server package contains the server for responding to rusers
requests.
The original version of the rstatd server used the 2.2 kernel interface in
/proc to gather data for disk usage. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is based
on the 2.4 kernel, which provides a new interface in /proc for disk usage
data. An updated rusers package now contains a fix that uses the new interface.
All users of rusers should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolves this issue.
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:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 132293 - [PATCH] rstatd using /proc/stat
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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