RHBA-2012:0967 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated augeas packages that fix three bugs and add two enhancements are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Augeas is a configuration editing tool. Augeas parses configuration files in
their native formats and transforms them into a tree. Configuration changes are
made by manipulating this tree and saving it back into native configuration
files.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, the "--autosave" option did not work correctly when using Augeas

in batch mode, which caused that configuration changes were not saved. As a
consequence, configuration changes could be saved only in interactive mode. This
update ensures that the "--autosave" option functions in batch mode as expected.
(BZ#759311)

• Prior to this update, when parsing GRUB configuration files, Augeas did not

parse the "--encrypted" option of the "password" command correctly. Instead, it
parsed the "--encrypted" part as the password, and the password hash as a second
"menu.lst" filename. This update ensures that the "--encrypted" option of the
password command is parsed correctly when parsing GRUB configuration files.
(BZ#781690)

• Previously, Augeas was not able to parse the /etc/fstab file containing mount

options with an equals sign but no value. This update fixes the fstab lens so
that it can handle such mount options. As a result, Augeas can now parse an
/etc/fstab file containing mount options with an equals sign but no value
correctly. (BZ#820864)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

• Previously, the finite-automata-DOT graph tool (fadot) did not support the -h

option. Consequently, when fadot was launched with the -h option the "Unknown
option" message was displayed. This update adds support for the -h option and
ensures that a help message is displayed when fadot is launched with the option.
(BZ#628507)

• Previously, Augeas did not have a lens to parse the /etc/mdadm.conf file.

Consequently, the tool for conversion of physical servers to virtual guests,
Virt-P2V, could not convert physical hosts on MD devices. This update adds a new
lens to parse the /etc/mdadm.conf file, enabling Virt-P2V to convert physical
hosts on MD devices as expected. (BZ#808662)

All users of Augeas are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs and add 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 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

Fixes

• BZ - 628507 - [RFE]It's better to support #fadot --help or #fadot -h
• BZ - 759311 - augtool --autosave does not save changes
• BZ - 808662 - virt-p2v can not convert physical host on MD device

CVEs

(none)

References

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