Issued:
2013-07-17
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1087 - rhn-client-tools bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

rhn-client-tools bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rhn-client-tools packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now available.

Description

Red Hat Network Client Tools provide programs and libraries that allow systems to receive software updates from Red Hat Network (RHN).

This update fixes the following bug:

  • The RHN Proxy did not work properly if separated from a parent by a slow enough network. Consequently, users who attempted to download larger repodata files and RPMs experienced timeouts. This update changes both RHN Proxy and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHN Client to allow all communications to obey a configured timeout value for connections. (BZ#949648)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • While Satellite 5.3.0 now has the ability to get the number of CPUs via an API call, there was no function to obtain the number of sockets from the registered systems. This update adds a function to get the number of physical CPU sockets in a managed system from Satellite via an API call. (BZ#949640)

Users of rhn-client-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug and add this enhancement.

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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
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 - 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

  • rhn-client-tools-1.0.0.1-8.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-check-1.0.0.1-8.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-setup-1.0.0.1-8.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-client-tools-1.0.0.1-8.el6.src.rpm
  • rhn-setup-gnome-1.0.0.1-8.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information