- Issued:
- 2003-02-21
- Updated:
- 2003-02-17
RHEA-2002:274 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
Updated Pax package allows LSB conformance testing
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
The pax packages shipped with Red Hat Linux Advanced Server are not capable
of running the LSB conformance test system. This enhancement errata
release resolves this issue.
Description
Pax is a replacement for cpio and tar. Versions of pax prior to 3.0 did
not provide the necessary functionality required for LSB conformance
testing. This errata updates the version of pax to 3.0 and addresses this
issue.
Pax is not installed by default on Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1. Only
users who have installed pax and are interested in LSB conformance testing
should update to the errata packages.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. 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.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 ia64
Fixes
- BZ - 69091 - pax in AS 2.1 is not POSIX compliant.
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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