Synopsis

Red Hat Network Satellite server bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated Red Hat Network Satellite server packages that fix several bugs and add
various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Network Satellite 5.5.

Description

Red Hat Network Satellite is a systems management tool for Linux-based
infrastructures. It allows for provisioning, monitoring, and remote management
of multiple Linux deployments with a single, centralized tool.

Bug fixes:

• RHN Satellite incorrectly displayed the Hong Kong Time (HKT) when it was set
  to use the "(GMT+0800) Australia (Western)" time zone. With this update, RHN
  Satellite uses the Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) in this case.
  (BZ#664428)
  
• When using the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), RHN Satellite only
  allowed setting of the "(GMT+1000) Australia (Eastern)" time zone. This update
  allows setting of "(GMT+1000) Australia (Eastern Standard)" and "(GMT+1000)
  Australia (Eastern Daylight)" time zones. (BZ#696956)
  
• RHN Satellite incorrectly applied logging for non-Bash interpreters in the
  kickstart pre-installation and post-installation scripts for Red Hat Enterprise
  Linux 5. With this update, logging is applied only for the Bash interpreter.
  (BZ#835597)
  
• When cloning a channel using the channel.software.clone API or the
  spacewalk-clone-by-date command, the GPG information was not cloned. With this
  update, the GPG information is preserved. (BZ#851942)
  
• If two channel metadata creation jobs attempted to generate a metadata XML
  file for the same package simultaneously, inconsistency in the "Provides", or
  "Conflicts", or "Requires" repodata information could occur. Consequently, the
  incorrect channel metadata was stored in the database XML cache and was reused
  for future repodata generation, which led to installation failures. Any affected
  RHN Satellite has to clear the database XML cache and regenerate the channel
  metadata to recover from this problem. The channel metadata are now generated
  correctly. (BZ#860881)
  
• When subscribing systems to configuration channels using the System Set
  Manager (SSM), all systems were subscribed to the same configuration channel
  set, which was the union of all systems' configuration channels. With this
  update, each system is correctly subscribed only to the selected configuration
  channel set. (BZ#868886)
  
• The errata.findByCve API failed with the
  java.util.ConcurrentModificationException exception. With this update, the
  errata.findByCve API lists errata as expected. (BZ#874273)
  
• When cloning RHN software channels using the Java API, the product name
  attribute was not preserved in the channel clone. With this update, channel
  clones are created as expected. (BZ#879443)
  
• Taskomatic was previously unable to re-create the content of the
  /var/lib/rhn/kickstarts/wizzard directory if it was deleted. Now, taskomatic
  re-creates kickstart files. (BZ#881830)
  
• RHN Satellite 5.5 documentation was missing several files. With this update,
  the documentation has been rebuilt with the correct file set. (BZ#886254)
  
• RHN Satellite did not handle pagination of the "Custom System Info Keys" pages
  so that navigation between these pages resulted in a page request error. Now,
  the users can display the "Custom System Info Keys" pages as expected.
  (BZ#890333)
  
• RHN Satellite did not correctly handle displaying of upgradable packages for
  Solaris systems. Now, RHN Satellite correctly shows installed and upgradable
  package lists. (BZ#894213)
  

Enhancements:

• The user can now delete archived actions from the Archived Actions page in the
  Schedule tab. (BZ#198887)
  
• The SAST (South African Standard Time) time zone has been added to the Red Hat
  Network Satellite time zone list. (BZ#847986)
  
• This update introduces the new md5_crypt_rootpw option, which allows users
  using other than MD5 password hash algorithms with the
  kickstart.profile.setAdvancedOptions API. (BZ#879332)
  
• After an RHN Satellite certificate expired, the user is now instructed to
  visit a Customer Portal page with the instructions on how to request or generate
  a new certificate. (BZ#903718)
  

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

Solution

Application of this errata involves updating the database schema.

For general instructions on database schema upgrade, consult the
following document first: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/273633

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied. To apply this erratum, take
the following steps:

• Extend the temporary database tablespace if needed.
  

Application of this errata may potentially require a lot of space
in the temporary tablespace. Consult the following document for further
details: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/290263

• Shut down Red Hat Network Satellite by running the following as
  root:
  

rhn-satellite stop

• Backup the Oracle database. For embedded database variants, run:
  

su - oracle
db-control backup /path/to/the/backup

For an external database, consult your database administrator.

• Upgrade the errata packages available via Red Hat Network. Details
  on how to use Red Hat Network to apply this update are available
  at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
  
• Start the Oracle database (embedded database variants only):
  

service oracle start

• Update the database schema using the spacewalk-schema-upgrade
  command. To do so, run as root:
  

spacewalk-schema-upgrade

This process will update your database schema to the latest version.
The spacewalk-schema-upgrade command will inform you about the
results of the upgrade and exact locations of schema upgrade log
files.

• Restart Red Hat Network Satellite by running the following as root:
  

service oracle stop (embedded database variants only)
rhn-satellite start

If you are already affected by the corrupted yum repodata problem
described in BZ#860881, then you will have to take additional steps to
resolve the issue. See
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/solutions/268803 for more information.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 6 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 5 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 881830 - KickstartFileSyncTask won't re-create content of /var/lib/rhn/kickstarts/wizzard directory

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 6

SRPM
rhn-i18n-guides-5.5.0.3-2.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8405b94a93afedfa3bf5839cce05608922cb205475f60b8278b346290d2e5522
satellite-schema-5.5.0.17-1.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: b39006153735a9e6a9fc9692d58d54dd368c17cfd736b3b53f431081179a4bb7
spacewalk-java-1.7.54-114.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 97e9cd4a31ff653cffeb809efe07cd3678cc373bf4747a701192ace182e62e4a
spacewalk-schema-1.7.55-36.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: f50b9bb8fcfe1b0220f28c90145c132c6677240b10166164f87e2fd6052bab5a
x86_64
rhn-i18n-guides-5.5.0.3-2.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: f9eaca7b80c6956a11d77aa7db8a6f3ef8543433708c9dcf0ccf5c6016e1e4ad
satellite-schema-5.5.0.17-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: a4f57a92e9791a15455a1096a4f1acc3afd34bb0b5e1fa9e5df41d657b28baa0
spacewalk-java-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 76fc78a9d2724c6282a9002d619abd9debf2bbc345aba2b1d01534b9d6175cd4
spacewalk-java-config-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 5282a36a6ee5ba7dbe85ab49d34ec851d007506c1106d87ea5b4ab4d056278cf
spacewalk-java-lib-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 276cc135d63c9401c84300e9fb871538b6fac3a7bbdd9133c0d2c43e78e8e302
spacewalk-java-oracle-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 1cccd8b143fc84ed8f01810f61cc6f7797fe1e74de686a0c62fcb5a8ecb61450
spacewalk-schema-1.7.55-36.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 87672adc0eb341ab3a17c9223fbbe826491135554e9056596e7d0b2c24dafa2e
spacewalk-taskomatic-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 740744d03cb1543ba470a2e350fc273ef8caa40e13e114fe7b1cedb62486436d
s390x
rhn-i18n-guides-5.5.0.3-2.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: f9eaca7b80c6956a11d77aa7db8a6f3ef8543433708c9dcf0ccf5c6016e1e4ad
satellite-schema-5.5.0.17-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: a4f57a92e9791a15455a1096a4f1acc3afd34bb0b5e1fa9e5df41d657b28baa0
spacewalk-java-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 76fc78a9d2724c6282a9002d619abd9debf2bbc345aba2b1d01534b9d6175cd4
spacewalk-java-config-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 5282a36a6ee5ba7dbe85ab49d34ec851d007506c1106d87ea5b4ab4d056278cf
spacewalk-java-lib-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 276cc135d63c9401c84300e9fb871538b6fac3a7bbdd9133c0d2c43e78e8e302
spacewalk-java-oracle-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 1cccd8b143fc84ed8f01810f61cc6f7797fe1e74de686a0c62fcb5a8ecb61450
spacewalk-schema-1.7.55-36.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 87672adc0eb341ab3a17c9223fbbe826491135554e9056596e7d0b2c24dafa2e
spacewalk-taskomatic-1.7.54-114.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 740744d03cb1543ba470a2e350fc273ef8caa40e13e114fe7b1cedb62486436d

Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 5

SRPM
rhn-i18n-guides-5.5.0.3-2.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 04f49c1bc8c233fa98149af080d55d3c630581b19ee539a217aa0623abcbd191
satellite-schema-5.5.0.17-1.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 262349b2c276a1c1a01e30f3d90e64480cba8d808bc4b5756ec5dc2cb13d72f8
spacewalk-java-1.7.54-114.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 6af181eb5b175ed4e38fe482f7f775fe29b3fd171a743b1e2941ecaa78c8a659
spacewalk-schema-1.7.55-36.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 4642dd57f31045a75883afd5ff7f151c5c1bcdee94faf95afe0a366951f8adea
x86_64
rhn-i18n-guides-5.5.0.3-2.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 2fdbbf50ed1b65a647c236c781d84f207909ea9d65bd38b39fdbb48d1796c6a6
satellite-schema-5.5.0.17-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 560017b619340320c4001973286e8b9ec74ad59f9568a4aa4b42bc32806a9e6e
spacewalk-java-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 24ba62340220b65b5f9205e61d3985e335423472086a46a53e37fb38ea6a9962
spacewalk-java-config-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: ed25677a5a42018f46059216a65ab678578e9679039c35f8a72b54bb40bdc762
spacewalk-java-lib-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 14c8f4182c7f963dfd86d6865c3d43ec61bfe094469b27bb231732f1f40819bb
spacewalk-java-oracle-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 65eb959a7b15239164a51f097bdcff0e81fa33dcb13cad3b8b3b726d7a0d93da
spacewalk-schema-1.7.55-36.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 5a3c9d56526424fe4b4daae7bd9a2d4e87e145d11338a2916ae21c8fbf997338
spacewalk-taskomatic-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 4104f1a719c634e39715b9f01b432c424d5ddea8a9d9dc2aa5e3d14a65e84d27
s390x
rhn-i18n-guides-5.5.0.3-2.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 2fdbbf50ed1b65a647c236c781d84f207909ea9d65bd38b39fdbb48d1796c6a6
satellite-schema-5.5.0.17-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 560017b619340320c4001973286e8b9ec74ad59f9568a4aa4b42bc32806a9e6e
spacewalk-java-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 24ba62340220b65b5f9205e61d3985e335423472086a46a53e37fb38ea6a9962
spacewalk-java-config-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: ed25677a5a42018f46059216a65ab678578e9679039c35f8a72b54bb40bdc762
spacewalk-java-lib-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 14c8f4182c7f963dfd86d6865c3d43ec61bfe094469b27bb231732f1f40819bb
spacewalk-java-oracle-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 65eb959a7b15239164a51f097bdcff0e81fa33dcb13cad3b8b3b726d7a0d93da
spacewalk-schema-1.7.55-36.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 5a3c9d56526424fe4b4daae7bd9a2d4e87e145d11338a2916ae21c8fbf997338
spacewalk-taskomatic-1.7.54-114.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 4104f1a719c634e39715b9f01b432c424d5ddea8a9d9dc2aa5e3d14a65e84d27