RHBA-2011:1537 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

Gamin is an implementation of a subset of the File Alteration Monitor (FAM). It
is both API and ABI compatible with the file alteration monitoring mechanism,
but does not depend on a system-wide daemon.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Due to an assertion check, the Gamin server terminated unexpectedly after a

certain amount of time. With this update, the assertion has been silenced so
that the Gamin server now works as expected. (BZ#503085)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated gamin 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 - 503085 - gam_server crashes and restarts every couple of hours

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)