Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2011:1561 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHEA-2011:1561 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Synopsis

yp-tools enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

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Topic

An enhanced yp-tools package that provides an enhancement is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system which provides network
information (login names, passwords, home directories, group information) to all
of the machines on a network. NIS can enable users to login on any machine on
the network as long as the machine has the NIS client programs running and the
user's password is recorded in the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known
as Sun Yellow Pages (YP).

This updated yp-tools package adds the following enhancement:

  • When using the passwd.adjunct file, the ypasswd client program did not

recognize the salt used for hashing a new password and therefore chose DES as
the default hash function. A new environment variable YP_PASSWD_HASH, which
allows users to choose the hash algorithm, was added. (BZ#699666)

Users of yp-tools are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds
this enhancement.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat
Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

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 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 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
i386
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1babeb853b72a09a625428bf157de529a5643cac6223a198cfbf0688b8cc2203
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 32cb0cbae23cbc8e5a686a9547035e173f4eb388ec23ca4d7e35366d28ca4480

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
i386
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1babeb853b72a09a625428bf157de529a5643cac6223a198cfbf0688b8cc2203
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 32cb0cbae23cbc8e5a686a9547035e173f4eb388ec23ca4d7e35366d28ca4480

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
i386
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1babeb853b72a09a625428bf157de529a5643cac6223a198cfbf0688b8cc2203
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 32cb0cbae23cbc8e5a686a9547035e173f4eb388ec23ca4d7e35366d28ca4480

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
i386
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1babeb853b72a09a625428bf157de529a5643cac6223a198cfbf0688b8cc2203
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 32cb0cbae23cbc8e5a686a9547035e173f4eb388ec23ca4d7e35366d28ca4480

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
s390x
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1f91ce46f235175f053e55b10507ded0acecb6012cb796403047f7fb8241f7bc
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6afabbcf3502f9a85b854fcb5bc6cfadd71e8dd368f718a6817e3fad441fc45a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
ppc64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 7dd056cf28db2edfa4c1b44f1c0d2cf842a9127728c42714aa399e1c3a4e0526
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: a4dbd2f64c086e22336481a390c5b824deb4f8883caccce58621aa894585753a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
i386
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1babeb853b72a09a625428bf157de529a5643cac6223a198cfbf0688b8cc2203
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 32cb0cbae23cbc8e5a686a9547035e173f4eb388ec23ca4d7e35366d28ca4480

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
s390x
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1f91ce46f235175f053e55b10507ded0acecb6012cb796403047f7fb8241f7bc
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6afabbcf3502f9a85b854fcb5bc6cfadd71e8dd368f718a6817e3fad441fc45a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
x86_64
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6dc526e4ef87bc01ee176594642f1e4f13fa47aded5358707b6f55c36b893ed3
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 88413ad3ed794a3f471285e8ae5233ac2b826e9a006cded3ed5d3bbd85a498b6
i386
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1babeb853b72a09a625428bf157de529a5643cac6223a198cfbf0688b8cc2203
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 32cb0cbae23cbc8e5a686a9547035e173f4eb388ec23ca4d7e35366d28ca4480

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 4809d22b6992e5ae8ad923c69d2790adc309fdf66ca2b726fbef60b6e430cd9d
s390x
yp-tools-2.9-12.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1f91ce46f235175f053e55b10507ded0acecb6012cb796403047f7fb8241f7bc
yp-tools-debuginfo-2.9-12.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6afabbcf3502f9a85b854fcb5bc6cfadd71e8dd368f718a6817e3fad441fc45a

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