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Recommended update for pam_mount

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(Last modified: 15MAR2007)


solutions Recommended update for pam_mount SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (0d29633ccb4cb71400a1e612a091f32c)

Applies to

Package: pam_mount
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 Upgrade for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 Upgrade for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for IPF
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for IBM POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Zypp-Patch-Number: 2776
Release: 20070315
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This package is the update for Service Pack 1 of SUSE Linux Enterprise 10.
Install it to have your system at SP1 level.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

  • fix umount encrypted homedirectories [#237793]
  • disable debug
  • increase MAX_PAR to be able to read longer keys
  • add patch to kill all remaining user processes before unmounting crypted partition pam_mount-0.18-umount-home-dir.dif [needed for Feature #253]
  • use UID of specified user for owner change of mount point (pam_mount-chownuid-fix.diff)
  • submitting package from the 10.2 branch to sle10-sp (fate #253)
  • Update to 0.18
    • fixes memory corruptions, zero termination, segfaults
    • A crash on x86_64 has been fixed. pam_mount now changes to the root directory before attempting to (un)mount
  • Update to version 0.16 bugfix release

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Fvh pam_mount.rpm

links to download packages

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Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.


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