RHBA-2013:0853 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated Red Hat Network Satellite server packages that fix one bug are now
available for Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4

Description

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

This update fixes following bug:

• RHN Satellite previously allowed duplicate entries to be created in certain

database tables that contain hardware information about the managed servers.
However, the Satellite Web UI expects these tables to contain only one record
per server. As a consequence, using the Satellite Web UI with duplicate records
in these database tables led to internal server errors. This update removes the
existing duplicate entries from these database tables and modifies database
schemata of RHN Satellite so that only unique entries can be created in these
database tables. RHN Satellite now behaves as expected. (BZ#956445)

All users of Red Hat Network Satellite are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which fix this bug.

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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 i386

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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