- Issued:
- 2004-12-20
- Updated:
- 2004-12-20
RHBA-2004:506 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated sysstat package
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated sysstat package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The sysstat package provides the sar and iostat commands. These commands
enable system monitoring of disk, network, and other I/O activity.
The following bugs have been addressed:
- A file handle leakage in iostat
- A missing %iowait in iostat
- The "sar -d" and "sar -b" commands
- Erroneous data in several fields of iostat output
- The number of days to keep accounting files is now tunable
- Better reporting of stats for cciss devices from sar
Note: This update will provide a version of sar that *cannot* read prior
daily accounting files. Users should generate and store backup reports
before installing this update.
All users of sysstat should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.
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 - 97230 - iostat reports avg-cpu times that cannot possibly be correct
- BZ - 99331 - iostat -x fields report incorrect data
- BZ - 101426 - update sysstat
- BZ - 106430 - sar output does not match vmstat output
- BZ - 125424 - sadc broken with count > 1
- BZ - 126385 - About sysstat pacakge of RHEL4
- BZ - 129314 - RHEL3 U4: Add more info to "Cannot append data to that file\n" error
- BZ - 129321 - RHEL 3 U4: Set # of days systat data kept with config file
- BZ - 131878 - iostat leaks file handles
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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