Issued:
2013-09-30
Updated:
2013-09-30

RHBA-2013:1331 - python-rhsm bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

python-rhsm bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated python-rhsm packages that fix two bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The python-rhsm package is a library for communicating with the REST interface of the Red Hat Unified Entitlement Platform. It provides access to the Subscription Management tools which help users to determine which products are installed on their machines and the subscriptions their machines are receiving.

The python-rhsm package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.8.17, which provides a number of enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#922029)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the subscription-manager package depended on a version of the python-rhsm package that was not included in the previous version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. As a consequence, the installation terminated with the following error:

    Error: No module named rhsm.config

With this release, the python-rhsm package has been added to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and dependencies are resolved successfully when installing the subscription-manager package. (BZ#966936)

  • Previously, the user was allowed to set and remove parameters in all three sections of the rhsm.conf file even though the parameters are only used in one section. This confused the user and hindered them from setting the right parameters. This update removes the unnecessary configuration in the subscription-manager configuration module. (BZ#988476)

Users of python-rhsm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add 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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

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

  • python-rhsm-1.8.17-1.el5.src.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.8.17-1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.8.17-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.8.17-1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.8.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.8.17-1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.8.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.8.17-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.8.17-1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.8.17-1.el5.ia64.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.8.17-1.el5.ia64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information