How to Display Patches that Need to be Applied
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
Situation
You want to see which patches need to be applied to your server.
Resolution
If you have already run a supportconfig, then you can see the patches needed by typing grep '| Needed' updates.txt. This assumes you are in the directory where the supportconfig files have been extracted. For example:
# grep '| Needed' updates.txt
SLES11-Updates | slessp0-gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good | 984 | security | Needed
SLES11-Updates | slessp0-sles-manuals_en | 1003 | recommended | Needed
SLES11-Updates | slessp0-yast2-ldap-server | 896 | security | Needed
You can also run a command line tool that will show you the same needed patches.
Below are examples of commands that are run on each SLES version to show needed patches.
SLE10:
# rug pch | grep '| Needed'
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-apache2 | 6571-0 | security | Needed
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-glibc | 6597-0 | recommended | Needed
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-kernel | 6632-0 | security | Needed
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-openssl | 6654-0 | security | Needed
SLE11:
# /usr/bin/zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks patches | grep '| Needed'
SLED11-Updates | sledsp0-acroread | 1059 | security | Needed
SLED11-Updates | sledsp0-nfs-client | 841 | optional | Needed
# grep '| Needed' updates.txt
SLES11-Updates | slessp0-gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good | 984 | security | Needed
SLES11-Updates | slessp0-sles-manuals_en | 1003 | recommended | Needed
SLES11-Updates | slessp0-yast2-ldap-server | 896 | security | Needed
You can also run a command line tool that will show you the same needed patches.
Below are examples of commands that are run on each SLES version to show needed patches.
SLE10:
# rug pch | grep '| Needed'
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-apache2 | 6571-0 | security | Needed
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-glibc | 6597-0 | recommended | Needed
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-kernel | 6632-0 | security | Needed
SLES10-SP2-Updates | slesp2-openssl | 6654-0 | security | Needed
SLE11:
# /usr/bin/zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks patches | grep '| Needed'
SLED11-Updates | sledsp0-acroread | 1059 | security | Needed
SLED11-Updates | sledsp0-nfs-client | 841 | optional | Needed
Additional Information
If you want to update your server, then refer to the following TIDs.
TID7000387 - How to update to SLES/SLED 10 SP2
NOTE; It is highly recommended that you update your entire system, and not just individual patch files.
TID7000387 - How to update to SLES/SLED 10 SP2
NOTE; It is highly recommended that you update your entire system, and not just individual patch files.
Disclaimer
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- Document ID:7004974
- Creation Date: 03-Dec-2009
- Modified Date:28-Sep-2022
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