Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1395 - rhn-client-tools bug fix update

Synopsis

rhn-client-tools bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rhn-client-tools packages that fix several bugs 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.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • When the rhnpush command was executed with the --server option, and the sslCACert variable was pointing to a non-existent path, rhnpush failed even when the connection to the server used the http protocol instead of https. With this update, rhnpush searches for CA certificate only when it is necessary, which prevents the described failure from occurring. (BZ#871028)

  • Previously, the rhn_check command returned an exception when processing a script that contained non-ascii characters. With this update, rhn_check accepts non-ascii characters as expected. (BZ#1003790)

  • When executing the rhnpush command without any options, the command redundantly prompted for user credentials, and afterwards displayed a usage message about missing options. With this update, the command displays available options without asking for credentials. (BZ#1036586)

  • Red Hat Network Client Tools did not calculate the CPU socket information on certain systems properly. With this update, rhn-client-tools parse the /proc/cpuinfo file correctly and thus provide the correct CPU socket information for all systems. (BZ#1094776)

  • Several minor bugs have been fixed in various localizations of the Red Hat Network Client Tools GUI. (BZ#1147319, BZ#1147322, BZ#1147890, BZ#1147904, BZ#1147916)

  • Previously, when running the "firstboot --reconfig" command on the system that was already registered with the Red Hat Subscription Management, the boot procedure failed on the Choose Service page. This bug has been fixed, and the exception no longer occurs on registered systems. (BZ#1147425)

Users of rhn-client-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/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-setup-1.0.0.1-32.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-client-tools-1.0.0.1-32.el6.src.rpm
  • rhn-client-tools-1.0.0.1-32.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-setup-gnome-1.0.0.1-32.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhn-check-1.0.0.1-32.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information