RHBA-2011:1502 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated dump packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

Description

The dump packages contain the "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.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, dump was linked against the libblkid library, which processed many

device-mapper devices inefficiently. With this update, dump has been rebuilt
against an updated version of the libblkid library, and it is now able to
process many device-mapper devices efficiently. (BZ#734039)

All users of dump should upgrade to these updated packages, which fix 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 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 - 734039 - include the latest libblkid in dump

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)