- Issued:
- 2012-03-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHEA-2012:0401 - conman enhancement update
Synopsis
conman enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
An updated conman package that adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
ConMan is a serial console management program designed to support a large number of console devices and simultaneous users. ConMan currently supports local serial devices and remote terminal servers.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- Users are now able to configure the maximum number of open files. This allows the conman daemon to easily manage a large number of nodes. (BZ#738967)
All users of conman are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds 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 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
- conman-0.2.5-2.4.el6.src.rpm
- conman-debuginfo-0.2.5-2.4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- conman-0.2.5-2.4.el6.s390x.rpm
- conman-debuginfo-0.2.5-2.4.el6.i686.rpm
- conman-0.2.5-2.4.el6.i686.rpm
- conman-debuginfo-0.2.5-2.4.el6.s390x.rpm
- conman-debuginfo-0.2.5-2.4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- conman-0.2.5-2.4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- conman-0.2.5-2.4.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
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.