- Issued:
- 2009-05-14
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:0482 - authconfig bug fix update
Synopsis
authconfig bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated authconfig packages that fix a bug are now available.
Description
The authconfig packages contain a program with both a command line and a GUI interface for configuring a system to use shadow passwords, or to function as a client for certain network user-information and authentication schemes.
- when disabling caching using the system-config-authentication graphical interface or with the "authconfig --update --disablecache" command, authconfig did not properly stop ncsd, the name service cache daemon, which could have caused timeouts and delays during authentication or when user information was requested by applications. (BZ#471642)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated authconfig packages, which resolve this issue.
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 This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| 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 Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- authconfig-5.3.21-6.el5.i386.rpm
- authconfig-gtk-5.3.21-6.el5.i386.rpm
- authconfig-gtk-5.3.21-6.el5.ppc.rpm
- authconfig-gtk-5.3.21-6.el5.s390x.rpm
- authconfig-gtk-5.3.21-6.el5.x86_64.rpm
- authconfig-5.3.21-6.el5.s390x.rpm
- authconfig-5.3.21-6.el5.x86_64.rpm
- authconfig-5.3.21-6.el5.ia64.rpm
- authconfig-gtk-5.3.21-6.el5.ia64.rpm
- authconfig-5.3.21-6.el5.src.rpm
- authconfig-5.3.21-6.el5.ppc.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.