Issued:
2010-12-07
Updated:
2010-12-07

RHEA-2010:0949 - yum-rhn-plugin and rhn-client-tools enhancement update

Synopsis

yum-rhn-plugin and rhn-client-tools enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated yum-rhn-plugin and rhn-client-tools packages that add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Red Hat Network Client Tools provide programs and libraries that allow a system to receive software updates from Red Hat Network (RHN). yum-rhn-plugin allows yum to access a Red Hat Network server for software updates.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • These packages have been updated to support the Red Hat Network Satellite Server Maintenance Window, allowing a user to download scheduled packages and errata before the start of the maintenance window. (BZ#649435)

Users of rhn-client-tools and yum-rhn-plugin are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement. Note that this feature is disabled by default. For information on how to enable it, refer to This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-42400

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 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-check-1.0.0-39.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-setup-gnome-1.0.0-39.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-client-tools-1.0.0-39.el6.src.rpm
  • rhn-client-tools-1.0.0-39.el6.noarch.rpm
  • yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1-7.el6.noarch.rpm
  • yum-rhn-plugin-0.9.1-7.el6.src.rpm
  • rhn-setup-1.0.0-39.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information