RHBA-2011:0722 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated gnome-power-manager packages that fix several bugs are now available.

Description

GNOME Power Manager uses the information and facilities provided by HAL
to display icons and handle user callbacks in an interactive GNOME
session.

These updated gnome-power-manager packages provide fixes for the following
bugs:

• Previously, the Help page for GNOME Power Manager was not displayed when

users pressed F1 or selected Help from the menu bar. This has been
corrected and the Help page now appears as expected. (BZ#581525)

• The "do nothing" option, which allowed users to work on external

monitors even when their laptop lid was closed, was removed. This
prevented users from using external monitors while their laptop was
closed. The "do nothing" option has been reinstated to allow this.
(BZ#623674)

• A bug in the docbook2man tool caused the GNOME Power Manager man page

(man gnome-power-manager) to appear incorrectly. The man page has been
manually corrected while this bug is in effect. (BZ#624422)

• When an attempt to hibernate failed, an alert was displayed prompting

users to check a help file. However, there was no link to the help file,
which caused confusion. The alert no longer refers to the help file.
(BZ#640296)

All users of GNOME Power Manager are advised to 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 the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 640296 - An incomplete error message is displayed when the system fails to hibernate

CVEs

(none)

References

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