- Issued:
- 2005-05-19
- Updated:
- 2005-05-19
RHBA-2005:211 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
psacct bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated psacct package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The psacct package contains several utilities for monitoring process
activities, including ac, lastcomm, accton, and sa. The ac command displays
statistics about how long users have been logged on. The lastcomm command
displays information about previous executed commands. The accton command
turns process accounting on or off. Thesa command summarizes information
about previously executed commmands.
This updated package addresses the following issues:
- - A logrotate script caused lost data.
- - The /var/lock/subsys/pacct file was left unaccounted for after issuing
the 'rpm -e' command.
- - The lastcomm command displayed wrong output when the '--strict-match'
option was used.
- - The sa command did not display information about I/O correctly.
- - The lastcomm command did not display elapsed time correctly.
Users of psacct should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 43294 - sa never reports any io
- BZ - 132295 - [RHEL3 IPF][PATCH] lastcomm outputs incorrect value
- BZ - 133077 - logrotate script may cause lost data
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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