- Issued:
- 2007-06-11
- Updated:
- 2007-06-11
RHBA-2007:0408 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
man-pages bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated man-pages package that fixes various contradictions is now
available.
Description
The man-pages package provides man (manual) pages from the Linux
Documentation Project.
This update fixes several contradictions in various manual pages.
All users of man-pages should upgrade to this updated package, 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 - 126680 - sem_wait man page has bug in RETURN VALUE section
- BZ - 138883 - gethostbyname_r returns success on unknown hostname
- BZ - 204484 - "auto-propagate" option missing from man page
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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