4.9 Release Notes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Release Notes for all Architectures

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Release Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9

1. Introduction

Red Hat Enterprise Linux minor releases are an aggregation of individual enhancement, security and bug fix errata. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 Release Notes documents the major changes made to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 operating system and its accompanying applications for this minor release.
Detailed information on the changes that each updated package provides is available in the Errata Documentation for each package.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Lifecycle

Red Hat is releasing the 9th minor release update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update transitions Red Hat Enterprise Linux to the Production III life cycle phase. This update is being released as an online only update on Red Hat Network. No new media kits are being issued. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is now closed for new feature requests and new hardware enablement. Red Hat will continue to deliver security and bug fixes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 until the End-of-Life scheduled for February 29, 2012. Customers requiring longer life cycle support should contact Red Hat or its support partners for Extended Life Cycle phase support programs.