Issued:
2011-06-02
Updated:
2011-06-02

RHBA-2011:0849 - sssd bug fix update


Synopsis

sssd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated sssd packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

SSSD provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides NSS (Name Service Switch) and PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) interfaces toward the system and a pluggable back end system to connect to multiple different account sources.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • When the first DNS entry defined in the /etc/resolv.conf file was unreachable, the sssd utility failed to try to connect to any subsequent DNS server to resolve the SRV record. This caused sssd to permanently operate in offline mode. This bug has been fixed and sssd is now able to connect to an alternate server if the primary server is down. (BZ#708352)

  • The sssd client terminated when the ldap_default_authtok_type option was not configured. With this update, the ldap_default_authtok_type option now defaults to "password" if it is not specified in the /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file and the bug no longer occurs. (BZ#708353)

Users of sssd are advised to upgrade to these updated sssd packages, which fix these bugs.

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

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI)6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.1ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.1s390x
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 Update Support from RHUI6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1i386
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

  • sssd-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
  • sssd-tools-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
  • sssd-client-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
  • sssd-debuginfo-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
  • sssd-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.src.rpm
  • sssd-debuginfo-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.s390.rpm
  • sssd-debuginfo-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
  • sssd-client-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm
  • sssd-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
  • sssd-client-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
  • sssd-debuginfo-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm
  • sssd-debuginfo-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
  • sssd-client-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
  • sssd-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
  • sssd-debuginfo-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
  • sssd-tools-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
  • sssd-client-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
  • sssd-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
  • sssd-tools-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
  • sssd-tools-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
  • sssd-client-1.5.1-34.el6_1.1.s390.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information