RHBA-2015:0760 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated authconfig packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The authconfig packages contain a command line utility and a GUI application
that can configure a workstation to be a client for certain network user
information and authentication schemes and other user information and
authentication related options.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, it was not possible to specify multiple Lightweight

Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers with the authconfig command. This bug
has been fixed, and multiple LDAP servers can now be specified as expected.
(BZ#1145137)

• Previously, the authconfig utility did not pass passwords provided by the

"--winbindjoin" option when calling "net join". Consequently, the user was asked
for a password. Now, passwords are passed by authconfig to "net join"
automatically, and users do not have to provide them in this situation.
(BZ#1194397)

Users of authconfig are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/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 - 1145137 - Can not select multiple LDAP servers with authconfig
• BZ - 1194397 - authconfig does not pass the password provided by --winbindjoin to net join

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)