Synopsis

up2date bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated up2date packages that fix several bugs are now available.

Description

The Red Hat Update Agent that automatically queries the Red Hat Network
servers and determines which packages need to be updated on your machine.

• closing the 'Network Configuration' window stalls firstboot
  
• running up2date no longer generates 'unknown property' errors
  
• 'up2date --configure' always saves changes if useNetwork is false
  on startup
  
• up2date man page now describes the '--undo' option
  
• 'up2date --configure' no longer fails when failover serverURL is configured
  
• up2date 'forward' button is no longer disabled if packages are selected
  via the spacebar
  
• up2date no longer outputs 'foo' when the server listed within the
  serverURL is not working
  
• the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 6 versions of Openoffice.org and
  up2date no longer cause a dependency error that created a potential
  security issue
  
• up2date window size no longer appears larger than the screen resolution
  
• up2date no longer attemtps to install a package that is already installed
  
• up2date no longer generates "Invalid function call attempted" when
  installing a RHN proxy
  
• up2date no longer updates primary arch if package is out of date instead
  of arch specified.
  

All users of up2date should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on 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 - 106693 - up2date window size larger than screen resolution
• BZ - 167120 - up2date attempts to install package that is already installed (javamail), and generates an error
• BZ - 169840 - Unknown properties when running up2date
• BZ - 170055 - up2date --configure fails when failover serverURL is configured
• BZ - 170065 - up2date "forward" button disabled if packages selected via spacebar
• BZ - 170067 - up2date --configure fails when failover serverURL is configured
• BZ - 175321 - rhnreg_ks cannot import name capabilities -- circular import
• BZ - 176195 - up2date-nox --configure changes current value of numeric attribute to Yes/No if 1/0 is selected
• BZ - 176196 - up2date-nox --configure moves attributes around in the list when no changes are made
• BZ - 177957 - up2date unselects all packages if select-all is checked and user selects "back"
• BZ - 177958 - up2date gives error if select-all is checked then any package is deselected
• BZ - 179110 - up2date fails to update xerces

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3

SRPM
x86_64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3

SRPM
s390x
s390

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3

SRPM
ppc