- Issued:
- 2010-03-30
- Updated:
- 2010-03-30
RHBA-2010:0269 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
yum-rhn-plugin bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated yum-rhn-plugin package that fixes several bugs and provides new
functionality is now available.
Description
yum-rhn-plugin allows yum to access a Red Hat Network server for software
updates.
This update fixes several bugs and implements new features:
- ability to permanently enable and disable yum repositories provided
by RHN / RHN Satellite via pirut tool. (BZ#437822)
- remove unnecessary debug information printed by yum when run in
silent mode (BZ#504295)
- stock rhnplugin.conf now contains examples of configuration options
for repositories provided by RHN / RHN Satellite. (BZ#509342)
- disable yum repositories provided by RHN / RHN Satellite in case
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid was removed. (BZ#514467)
- require recent version of rhn-client-tools package to avoid a traceback
when invoking 'yum clean all' command. (BZ #515575)
- correctly rollback to older version of a package in scenarios where
the package was split in later versions. (BZ #524237)
- correctly update log files when performing package updates and removals
from RHN / RHN Satellite. (BZ #527412)
Users of yum-rhn-plugin are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which fixes these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 504295 - rhn_check outputs "Loaded plugins: rhnplugin"
- BZ - 514467 - traceback after package install when systemid file was removed
- BZ - 515575 - yum traceback, up2dateErrors.InvalidRedirectionError
- BZ - 527412 - lack of logs during updates from RHN/Satellite
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 99c2eccac39da5a5c855c99c2ae536d03b1a55572a5e2e9b288058a2b3510a1a |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
ia64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 99c2eccac39da5a5c855c99c2ae536d03b1a55572a5e2e9b288058a2b3510a1a |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 99c2eccac39da5a5c855c99c2ae536d03b1a55572a5e2e9b288058a2b3510a1a |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 99c2eccac39da5a5c855c99c2ae536d03b1a55572a5e2e9b288058a2b3510a1a |
s390x | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 99c2eccac39da5a5c855c99c2ae536d03b1a55572a5e2e9b288058a2b3510a1a |
ppc | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 99c2eccac39da5a5c855c99c2ae536d03b1a55572a5e2e9b288058a2b3510a1a |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-15.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f34825bf71588f5bf906b97e4b45ad86f7a0ec33b2c4f0dae1f95c2b4e1eacd9 |
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