Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0722 - gnome-power-manager bug fix update

Synopsis

gnome-power-manager bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated gnome-power-manager packages that fix several bugs are now available.

Description

GNOME Power Manager uses the information and facilities provided by HAL to display icons and handle user callbacks in an interactive GNOME session.

These updated gnome-power-manager packages provide fixes for the following bugs:

  • Previously, the Help page for GNOME Power Manager was not displayed when users pressed F1 or selected Help from the menu bar. This has been corrected and the Help page now appears as expected. (BZ#581525)

  • The "do nothing" option, which allowed users to work on external monitors even when their laptop lid was closed, was removed. This prevented users from using external monitors while their laptop was closed. The "do nothing" option has been reinstated to allow this. (BZ#623674)

  • A bug in the docbook2man tool caused the GNOME Power Manager man page (man gnome-power-manager) to appear incorrectly. The man page has been manually corrected while this bug is in effect. (BZ#624422)

  • When an attempt to hibernate failed, an alert was displayed prompting users to check a help file. However, there was no link to the help file, which caused confusion. The alert no longer refers to the help file. (BZ#640296)

All users of GNOME Power Manager are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

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://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • gnome-power-manager-extra-2.28.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-extra-2.28.3-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-extra-2.28.3-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-5.el6.src.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-debuginfo-2.28.3-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-debuginfo-2.28.3-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-debuginfo-2.28.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-debuginfo-2.28.3-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-extra-2.28.3-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-5.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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Additional information