RHBA-2009:1418 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated sos package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available.

Description

Sos is a set of tools that gathers information about system hardware and
configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes
and debugging. Sos is commonly used to help support technicians and
developers.

This updated package provides the following bug fixes and enhancements.
Refer to the Red Hat Enteprise Linux 5.4 Technical Notes for details.

Enhancements:

• (BZ#497206) Addition kvm plugin
• (BZ#461799) Addition of Directory Server sos plugins
• (BZ#464207) postfix plugin for sos name does not fit naming convention
• (BZ#464208) Addition of dovecot plugin
• (BZ#466819) Addition of netdump plugin
• (BZ#466947) Addition of IPA plugin
• (BZ#472108) Addition of Anaconda plugin
• (BZ#487416) collect the details on cron including the system and user

cron jobs

• (BZ#503172) - Need to know the default version of jre when multiple

versions of jre is installed

• (BZ#469820) collect the result of ethtool -i, ethtool -k, and ethtool -S
• (BZ#487434) gather the details on logrotate
• (BZ#238778) - Add 'lspci -t' to set of lspci commands run
• (BZ#433040) - sosreports are too large, due to /var/log/httpd
• (BZ#444839) - FC device state information is omitted
• (BZ#450997) - SOS can collect gdm.conf in RHEL4 but can not collect

custom.conf in RHEL5

• (BZ#460140) - sosreport doesn't capture "dmesg" output
• (BZ#460788) - "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/sos/plugins/xen.py" can

not distinguish FV guests

• (BZ#461351) - Sos plugin to collect smartcard related details
• (BZ#462824) - sosreport chkconfig test in cluster plugin fails on systems

with non-US locale

• (BZ#466923) - [sosreport] printing.py update needed
• (BZ#469626) - [plugins] sar plugin
• (BZ#472857) - plugin to collect snmp configurations
• (BZ#472858) - plugin for kdump configuration
• (BZ#480786) - rhn plugin for sos should change paths according to recent

monitoring change

• (BZ#487113) - /var/log/acpid is missed in SOS
• (BZ#487116) - plugin to collect nscd information
• (BZ#487119) - Patch to collect tftp related information
• (BZ#487308) - Sos plugin to collect oddjob related details
• (BZ#487466) - Add iscsi plugin to sos.
• (BZ#487470) - Add ntpdata plugin for sos.
• (BZ#487474) - Adding sos plugin for tomcat5.
• (BZ#487476) - Adding sos plugin for Auditd related information
• (BZ#487477) - Adding sos plugin to capture DHCP related information
• (BZ#487478) - Adding sos plugin to capture Red Hat Hardware Test Suite

related information

• (BZ#487480) - Adding sos plugin to capture udev related information
• (BZ#487481) - Adding sos plugin to capture PXE related information
• (BZ#487482) - Adding sos plugin to capture VMWare related information
• (BZ#487483) - Adding sos plugin to capture process accounting related

information

• (BZ#487484) - Adding sos plugin to capture MySQL related information
• (BZ#487485) - Adding sos plugin to capture MRG Messaging related information
• (BZ#487488) - Adding sos plugin to capture MRG GRID related information
• (BZ#487628) - Sos plugin to collect openssl related details
• (BZ#488412) - Sos plugin to collect wvdial and ppp related details
• (BZ#492072) - sosreport does not include /var/log/pm/suspend.log
• (BZ#497840) - Unused snack import
• (BZ#498474) - sort output of installed-rpms
• (BZ#501842) - sosreport is missing batch mode

Bug Fixes:

• (BZ#469365) French translation of y/n prompt is wrong and confusing
• (BZ#480302) Python sys.path problem
• (BZ#475190) modifes ldap.conf
• (BZ#475991) shouldn't require user input when plug-in diagnoses

(potential) error

• (BZ#477042) rh-upload-core does not upload unless the quiet flag is set
• (BZ#490186) xen plugin: is_running_xenstored function issues
• (BBZ#503536) - sosreport fails on minimal install without bzip2 installed

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these
issues and adds these enhancements.

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 - 238778 - Add 'lspci -t' to set of lspci commands run
• BZ - 433040 - sosreports are too large, due to /var/log/httpd
• BZ - 444839 - FC device state information is omitted
• BZ - 450997 - SOS can collect gdm.conf in RHEL4 but can not collect custom.conf in RHEL5
• BZ - 460140 - sosreport doesn't capture "dmesg" output
• BZ - 460788 - "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/sos/plugins/xen.py" can not distinguish FV guests
• BZ - 461351 - Sos plugin to collect smartcard related details
• BZ - 461798 - include Certificate system 7.1 plugin in sosreport
• BZ - 461799 - Addition of Directory Server sos plugins
• BZ - 462824 - sosreport chkconfig test in cluster plugin fails on systems with non-US locale
• BZ - 464207 - postfix plugin for sos name does not fit naming convention (too general) and add postconf.
• BZ - 464208 - NEW sosreport plugin for dovecot.
• BZ - 466819 - plugin to add netconfig configuration to sosreport
• BZ - 466923 - [sosreport] printing.py update needed
• BZ - 466947 - add IPA plugin to sosreport
• BZ - 469626 - [plugins] sar plugin
• BZ - 469820 - sosreport should collect the result of ethtool -i, ethtool -k, and ethtool -S by default
• BZ - 472108 - Anaconda plugin
• BZ - 472857 - plugin to collect snmp configurations
• BZ - 472858 - plugin for kdump configuration
• BZ - 475190 - sos modifes ldap.conf
• BZ - 475991 - sosreport shouldn't require user input when plug-in diagnoses (potential) error
• BZ - 477042 - rh-upload-core does not upload unless the quiet flag is set
• BZ - 480786 - rhn plugin for sos should change paths according to recent monitoring change
• BZ - 487113 - /var/log/acpid is missed in SOS
• BZ - 487116 - plugin to collect nscd information
• BZ - 487119 - Patch to collect tftp related information
• BZ - 487308 - Sos plugin to collect oddjob related details
• BZ - 487416 - sosplugin to collect the details on cron including the system and user cron jobs
• BZ - 487434 - A sosplugin to gather the details on logrotate such as its status, its debug information and the configuration files.
• BZ - 487470 - Add ntpdata plugin for sos.
• BZ - 487474 - Adding sos plugin for tomcat5.
• BZ - 487476 - Adding sos plugin for Auditd related information
• BZ - 487477 - Adding sos plugin to capture DHCP related information
• BZ - 487478 - Adding sos plugin to capture Red Hat Hardware Test Suite related information
• BZ - 487480 - Adding sos plugin to capture udev related information
• BZ - 487481 - Adding sos plugin to capture PXE related information
• BZ - 487482 - Adding sos plugin to capture VMWare related information
• BZ - 487483 - Adding sos plugin to capture process accounting related information
• BZ - 487484 - Adding sos plugin to capture MySQL related information
• BZ - 487485 - Adding sos plugin to capture MRG Messaging related information
• BZ - 487488 - Adding sos plugin to capture MRG GRID related information
• BZ - 487628 - Sos plugin to collect openssl related details
• BZ - 488412 - Sos plugin to collect wvdial and ppp related details
• BZ - 497206 - FEAT: Add -kvm target for s.o.s report
• BZ - 497840 - Unused snack import
• BZ - 498474 - sort output of installed-rpms (sos_commands/rpm/rpm_-qa_--qf_NAME_-_VERSION_-_RELEASE_-_ARCH) for better readability
• BZ - 503172 - Need to know the default version of jre when multiple versions of jre is installed
• BZ - 503536 - sosreport fails on minimal install without bzip2 installed
• BZ - 507316 - The generated sosreport does not contain case number in the filename

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/html/Technical_Notes/sos.html