Synopsis

rhn-client-tools bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rhn-client-tools packages that fix several bugs are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Red Hat Network Client Tools provide programs and libraries that allow a system
to receive software updates from Red Hat Network.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• When the rhnpush command was executed with the --server option, and the

sslCACert variable was pointing to a non-existent path, rhnpush failed even when
the connection to the server used the http protocol instead of https.
With this update, rhnpush searches for CA certificate only when it is necessary,
which prevents the described failure from occurring. (BZ#871028)

• Previously, the rhn_check command returned an exception when processing a

script that contained non-ascii characters. With this update, rhn_check accepts
non-ascii characters as expected. (BZ#1003790)

• When executing the rhnpush command without any options, the command

redundantly prompted for user credentials, and afterwards displayed a usage
message about missing options. With this update, the command displays available
options without asking for credentials. (BZ#1036586)

• Red Hat Network Client Tools did not calculate the CPU socket information on

certain systems properly. With this update, rhn-client-tools parse the
/proc/cpuinfo file correctly and thus provide the correct CPU socket information
for all systems. (BZ#1094776)

• Several minor bugs have been fixed in various localizations of the Red Hat

Network Client Tools GUI. (BZ#1147319, BZ#1147322, BZ#1147890, BZ#1147904,
BZ#1147916)

• Previously, when running the "firstboot --reconfig" command on the system that

was already registered with the Red Hat Subscription Management, the boot
procedure failed on the Choose Service page. This bug has been fixed, and the
exception no longer occurs on registered systems. (BZ#1147425)

Users of rhn-client-tools 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 - 1011218 - rhnreg_ks man page examples contain deprecated option
• BZ - 1036586 - rhn-channel with no parameters asks for user name and password only to return its usage message
• BZ - 1094776 - rhn-client-tools does not properly count CPU socket information
• BZ - 1147319 - [ru_RU][RHSM Firstboot] Redundant colon in 'Proxy Setup' button of 'Choose Service' page.
• BZ - 1147322 - [zh_CN][RHSM Firstboot] Redundant colon in 'Proxy Configuration' window title of 'Choose Service' page.
• BZ - 1147425 - [en_US] [RHSM Firstboot] Exception Occurred when Forward in Choose Service page after registered and run in firstboot again.
• BZ - 1147890 - [bn_IN][gu_IN][hi_IN][kn_IN][ml_IN][or_IN][ta_IN][te_IN][RHSM Firstboot] Wrong page strings in 'Choose Service' page.
• BZ - 1147904 - [es_ES][it_IT][de_DE][fr_FR][RHSM Firstboot] Redundant underline and colon in 'Proxy Configuration' window title of 'Choose Service' page.
• BZ - 1147916 - [ALL Indic except mr_IN] Redundant '(_P):' or ':(_P)' string in 'Proxy Configuration' window title of 'Choose Service' page.

CVEs

(none)

References

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