Issued:
2009-12-09
Updated:
2010-03-30

RHBA-2009:1654 - at bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

at bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated "at" package that adds and documents a configuration enhancement and corrects the -debuginfo build is now available.

Description

"At" and "Batch" read commands from standard input or from a specified file. At allows you to specify that a command will be run at a particular time. Batch will execute commands when the system load levels drop to a particular level. Both commands use /bin/sh.

This update addresses the following issue:

  • although "at" contains ELF objects, the at-debuginfo package was empty. With this update the -debuginfo package contains valid debugging information as expected. (BZ#500542)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

  • previously, the atd daemon ran with hard-coded options and could only be configured at the command-line. The atd daemon now reads a configuration file, /etc/sysconfig/atd, when it starts up, enabling easier configuration, particularly for load options and multiprocessor systems. (BZ#232259)

  • The DESCRIPTION section of the "at" man page has been updated to note the existence, location and purpose of the /etc/sysconfig/atd configuration file. Note: as the man page suggests, the sample configuration file included with this update is the primary source of information about atd configuration options. (BZ#537792)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug and adds these enhancements.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • at-3.1.8-84.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • at-3.1.8-84.el5.src.rpm
  • at-3.1.8-84.el5.ppc.rpm
  • at-3.1.8-84.el5.ia64.rpm
  • at-3.1.8-84.el5.s390x.rpm
  • at-3.1.8-84.el5.i386.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information