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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0866 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0866 - Bug Fix Advisory

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Synopsis

sysstat bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An updated sysstat package that fixes multiple bugs and adds three enhancements
is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The sysstat package contains a set of utilities which enable system monitoring
of disks, network, and other I/O activity.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the cifsiostat utility did not report the correct number

of open files on CIFS file systems. A patch has been applied to ensure that the
cifsiostat utility outputs the correct number of open files on CIFS file
systems. (BZ#690562)

  • Prior to this update, the "iostat -n" command did not list NFS shares with

excessively long names. The underlying source code has been revised to ensure
that the command lists all NFS shares available. (BZ#694759)

  • Previously, nr_requests could overflow if set to high values. As a

consequence, the "iostat" and "sar -d" command would report the overflowed
values from the /proc/diskstats file instead of the proper values. The
underlying source code has been modified to ensure that the "iostat" and "sar

  • d" commands output the correct information. (BZ#771594)
  • Previously, the sa2 script could return an error code even when the script

completed successfully. The underlying source code has been modified so that the
sa2 script now returns the correct code on successful completion. (BZ#801453)

  • Running the "sar" command with the "-p" option to "pretty-print" device names

did not work as expected if the device minor number was greater than 256. The
device names were incorrectly displayed as "nodev" or "dev-[major number]-[minor
number]". With this update, the value of the IOC_MAXNIMOR constant has been
increased, and devices with the minor number greater than 256 are now displayed
correctly in the "sar" output. (BZ#801702)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

  • Previously, on 64-bit PowerPC architectures, the mpstat utility displayed all

processors, including both busy and idle processors with zero activity. This
update introduces a new option for the mpstat utility, "-P ON". If this option
is used, mpstat lists only online processors. (BZ#674648)

  • With this update, the SADC_OPTIONS configuration variable has been moved from

the sysstat init script, located in the /etc/init.d/ directory, to the sysstat
configuration file located in the /etc/sysconfig/ directory. Also, a note about
the -S option was added to the sadc manual page. (BZ#693398)

  • Previously, the iostat utility did not display target device information if a

symbolic link was specified as an input parameter. This update adds support for
symbolic links as input parameters in the iostat utility. (BZ#766431)

All users of sysstat are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
these bugs and adds these enhancements.

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/knowledge/articles/11258

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 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 6 x86_64
  • 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 - 690562 - cifsiostat doesn't report number of open files correctly
  • BZ - 693398 - sysstat configuration file is not sourced in syssstat init script
  • BZ - 694759 - iostat doesn't report statistics for shares with long names
  • BZ - 700797 - Resource leak

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
i386
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c68b9c45ee52b153923132f31109b1d0dd8f22fff07ad4bc0ae8e42402665c13
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2a3a8e7d55d4803a746bff08e7d7f1eecc65a69564ad452d1842aaf50e9b9cf2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
i386
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c68b9c45ee52b153923132f31109b1d0dd8f22fff07ad4bc0ae8e42402665c13
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2a3a8e7d55d4803a746bff08e7d7f1eecc65a69564ad452d1842aaf50e9b9cf2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
i386
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c68b9c45ee52b153923132f31109b1d0dd8f22fff07ad4bc0ae8e42402665c13
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2a3a8e7d55d4803a746bff08e7d7f1eecc65a69564ad452d1842aaf50e9b9cf2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
i386
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c68b9c45ee52b153923132f31109b1d0dd8f22fff07ad4bc0ae8e42402665c13
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2a3a8e7d55d4803a746bff08e7d7f1eecc65a69564ad452d1842aaf50e9b9cf2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
s390x
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 77608e0d1f77763ddc654c14f8cfcc3634e5d740ef7b347fc47e058864fbf1e8
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 066cdc9a25c433287e0d57509db859c2fbb05c12a3c9c2f88ac4297a845b9b5c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
ppc64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 5793f4bf158d44f04cb5d72e86b94efcfa28a4ae29d15486352675623cbe0359
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 4ff46fa272182538412c6783df8deede2df424487065ebcfab6fb1459af37aa6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
i386
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c68b9c45ee52b153923132f31109b1d0dd8f22fff07ad4bc0ae8e42402665c13
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2a3a8e7d55d4803a746bff08e7d7f1eecc65a69564ad452d1842aaf50e9b9cf2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
s390x
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 77608e0d1f77763ddc654c14f8cfcc3634e5d740ef7b347fc47e058864fbf1e8
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 066cdc9a25c433287e0d57509db859c2fbb05c12a3c9c2f88ac4297a845b9b5c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d45de2fe9fed49eaab6289734759a6c01e6f3f0203cff11d6bfb6aa96e2852bc
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1fbc982bff4475f4743650e03550620eb19a51b69bc70e2e80f688d23cf76cb4
i386
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c68b9c45ee52b153923132f31109b1d0dd8f22fff07ad4bc0ae8e42402665c13
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2a3a8e7d55d4803a746bff08e7d7f1eecc65a69564ad452d1842aaf50e9b9cf2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: d62011c3e5a6e2664b63b1c7231723d7a02c0d1024746331f1aff15cd1161468
s390x
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 77608e0d1f77763ddc654c14f8cfcc3634e5d740ef7b347fc47e058864fbf1e8
sysstat-debuginfo-9.0.4-20.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 066cdc9a25c433287e0d57509db859c2fbb05c12a3c9c2f88ac4297a845b9b5c

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