Recommended update for ocfs2-tools

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(Last modified: 19MAY2006)

solutions Recommended update for ocfs2-tools SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (1c4ff30ff5ed2a2d0d0586e03348032b)

Applies to

Package: ocfs2-tools
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Novell Linux POS 9
Open Enterprise Server
Patch: patch-11012
Release: 20060519
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using OCFS2 should install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

Together with the related kernel update this patch fixes several possible hangs when accessing OCFS2 filesystems and other bugs in OCFS2.

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 ocfs2-tools.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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