- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHEA-2011:0684 - watchdog enhancement update
Synopsis
watchdog enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
An updated watchdog package that adds an enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The watchdog package contains a user-space application which can provide updates to a hardware or software watchdog timer via the Linux kernel's watchdog interface.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- With this update, watchdog creates a /etc/watchdog.d/ directory on installation. Scripts placed in this directory are indexed by the watchdog daemon on startup and are used to monitor or repair resources on the system. (BZ#657750)
Users of watchdog are advised to upgrade to this updated package which adds this enhancement.
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
Updated Packages
- watchdog-5.5-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
- watchdog-5.5-10.el6.src.rpm
- watchdog-debuginfo-5.5-10.el6.s390x.rpm
- watchdog-debuginfo-5.5-10.el6.i686.rpm
- watchdog-debuginfo-5.5-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
- watchdog-5.5-10.el6.s390x.rpm
- watchdog-5.5-10.el6.i686.rpm
- watchdog-debuginfo-5.5-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
- watchdog-5.5-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.