- Issued:
- 2011-06-15
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:0872 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
crontabs bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated crontabs package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The crontabs package contains root crontab files and directories. You will need
to install the cron daemon to run the jobs from crontabs. The cron daemon such
as cronie or fcron checks the crontab files to see when particular commands are
scheduled to be executed. If commands are scheduled, it executes them. Crontabs
handles a basic system function, so it should be installed on your system.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, an example included in the /etc/crontab file contained
an omission. It did not state that defining a job in crontab requires a username
to be defined. The missing information has been added to the /etc/crontab file
in this update. (BZ#609544)
All users of crontabs are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes this bug.
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
https://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 Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
- 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 for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- 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 (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 609544 - Defining a job in crontab requires a username to be defined
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
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crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
i386 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
i386 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
i386 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
i386 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
s390x | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
ppc64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
i386 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
s390x | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 278b8e01a905e23ac6e5f322d789f3bc1780274fd3cd96fc1bb7252864fb649f |
x86_64 | |
crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 48169f2463d63392dc3ab34e8ef053e0a149d74678531b694435ea4c494d2a0d |
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