RHBA-2011:0416 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated quota package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The quota package contains system administration tools for monitoring and
limiting user and group disk usage on file systems.

This update fixes the following bug:

• The setquota and edquota utilities provide the "-r" command line option, which

allows users to set quotas over the remote procedure call (RPC) protocol. Prior
to this update, the usage information for edquota incorrectly stated that this
option can be used along with the "-t" and "-T" command line options to set a
grace period and grace time. With this update, the usage information has been
corrected, and the setquota and edquota utilities have been adapted to report an
error when this combination of options is used. (BZ#638578)

All users of quota are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug.

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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/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 - 638578 - Confusing `-r' option at setquota/edquota grace/period setting

CVEs

(none)

References

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