RHBA-2011:1571 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated man-pages-overrides package that fixes multiple bugs is now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

[Updated 28 March 2012]
This advisory has been updated with the correct description for bug 688543. The
package included in this revised update has not been changed in any way from the
package included in the original advisory.

Description

The man-pages-overrides package contains a collection of manual (man) pages to
complement other packages or update those contained therein.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, a manual page for the lsmsr utility was missing. This update adds

the lsmsr(8) manual page. (BZ#615897)

• Previously, a manual page for the fattach function was missing. This update

adds the fattach(2) manual page. (BZ#656245)

• Previously, a manual page for the recvmmsg call was missing. This update adds

the recvmmsg(2) manual page. (BZ#674423)

• Previously, a manual page for the sendmmsg call was missing. This update adds

the sendmmsg(2) manual page. (BZ#728416)

• Prior to this update, the lscfg(8), lsmcode(8), lsmsr(8), lsvio(8), and

vpdupdate(8) manual pages did not document multiple lsvpd options. This update
adds all missing options to the manual pages. (BZ#688543)

• Previously, manual pages for the cciss and hpsa utilities were missing. This

update adds the cciss(4) and hpsa(4) manual pages. (BZ#690187)

• Previously, a manual page for the cpufreq-aperf utility was missing. This

update adds the cpufreq-aperf(1) manual page. (BZ#730042)

• Previously, the ntp-keygen(8) manual page contained multiple typos. This

update corrects these typos. (BZ#709058)

• Previously, the ntpq(8) manual page contained multiple typos. This update

corrects these typos. (BZ#709274)

• Previously, the volume_key(8) manual page contained a typo. This update

corrects this typo. (BZ#712256)

• Previously, the curl(1) manual page contained a typo. This update corrects

this typo. (BZ#727526)

• Previously, multiple ecryptfs manual pages contained an incorrect link in the

SEE ALSO section. With this update, the link is now fixed. (BZ#731690)

• Previously, the clock_gettime(2), clock_getres(2), and clock_nanosleep(2)

manual pages did not mention the "-lrt" option. With this update, the "-lrt"
option is now described in the corresponding manual pages. (BZ#734836)

• The host.conf(5) manual page contained a description for the unsupported

"order" keyword. With this update, the description of the "order" keyword is
removed. (BZ#698151)

• Previously, the nfs(5) manual page contained an inaccurate description of the

"timeo" option. With this update, the description is now enhanced. (BZ#742098)

• Previously, the vsftpd.conf(5) manual page contained incorrect information

about the default values of the "max_per_ip" option. With this update, the
information is now fixed. (BZ#740670)

• With this update, the new multicast feature is now described in the brctl(8)

manual page. (BZ#602228)

• With this update, the "single-request-reopen" option is now described in the

resolv.conf(5) manual page. (BZ#717770)

• With this update, the new UMOUNT_NOFOLLOW flag is described in the umount(2)

manual page. (BZ#723791)

• With this update, usage of SSSD in the nsswitch.conf file is now described in

the nsswitch.conf(5) manual page. (BZ#694860)

• This update removes multiple manual pages from the original package.

(BZ#719902)

All users of man-pages-overrides are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which fixes these bugs.

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://kbase.redhat.com/faq/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 - 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 - 602228 - bridge-utils missing documentation in manpage for RFE 574461
• BZ - 615897 - Add missing man pages for/usr/sbin/lsmsr in x86info package
• BZ - 656245 - stropts.h file not present in /usr/include
• BZ - 674423 - man page for recvmmsg
• BZ - 690187 - man pages for cciss + hpsa modules.
• BZ - 694860 - No mention of sssd in nsswitch.conf man page
• BZ - 698151 - Remove documentation for "order" keyword in /etc/host.conf manpage
• BZ - 712256 - [TEXT] Typo in volume_key manpage
• BZ - 717770 - Need single-request-reopen option documented for resolv.conf
• BZ - 719902 - man-pages-overrides 6.2 remove bug tracker
• BZ - 723791 - Lack of UMOUNT_NOFOLLOW flag description in umount(2)
• BZ - 727526 - Typo in man curl manpage
• BZ - 731690 - Man ecryptfs contains invalid link in SEE ALSO section
• BZ - 734836 - realtime clock functions need to link with -lrt

CVEs

(none)

References

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