RHBA-2008:0728 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated GConf2 packages that fix a bug are now available.

Description

GConf is a process-transparent configuration database API used to store
user preferences. It has pluggable backends and features to support
workgroup administration.

The "gconftool-2" command line utility did not correctly set the umask
when performing a "--load" operation. On systems with a restrictive default
umask, this issue caused problems, such as missing icons and panels, after
upgrading the "gnome-panel" package. As well, this issue may have occurred
after upgrading Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.4 to version 4.5.

Users of GConf2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.

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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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