RHBA-2009:0425 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated dump packages that resolve several issues are now available.

Description

The dump package contains both dump and restore commands. The dump command
examines files in a file system, determines which ones need to be backed
up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape, or other storage
medium. The restore command performs the inverse function of dump; it can
restore a full backup of a file system. Subsequent incremental backups can
then be layered on top of the full backup. Single files and directory
subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups.

These updated dump packages provide fixes for the following bugs:

• when running the dump command without specifying a dump level, then

neither did dump's output indicate the dump level, as in the following
example output:

DUMP: Date of this level dump: Thu Apr 2 09:05:09 2009
DUMP: Date of this level dump: Thu Apr 2 09:05:09 2009

This has been corrected in these updated packages so that the dump level is
no longer missing in output in which it is shown.

• When the dump command was called without a default dump level specified

on the command line, then the dump level defaulted to 0, while the dump(8)
man page stated that the default level was 9. The actual default dump level
that is used when this is not specified in arguments to dump is 0, and the
man page has been changed to reflect this.

• the restore(8) man page, as well as the program's help information,

incorrectly implied that the '-P [file]' option could be used in
conjunction with the '-A [archive_file]', which is not the case. Attempting
to use both options results in the following error message: "restore: A
option is not valid for P command". The restore(8) man page and restore's
help has been corrected so that it is clear that the '-A' and '-P' options
cannot be used together.

• several typos in the dump(8) man page were corrected.

All users of dump are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.

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/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 356121 - Dump does not default to level 9 as per the man page.
• BZ - 489853 - typo errors in man pages
• BZ - 490627 - man page allows using restore -P file1 -A file2
• BZ - 493635 - dump level is not displayed

CVEs

(none)

References

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