Re: [eclipse.org-committers] Project vservers - are you keeping them up-

[Denis Roy <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah yes, I remember that.

I've put the three files required in:

build:/shared/common/SLES


Instructions on upgrading from SP2 to SP3 are here.  Use the "zypper" 
method -- it is solid.
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012368

Instructions on upgrading from SP1 to SP2 are here.  Use the "zypper" 
method -- it is solid.  Then upgrade to SP3
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010200

Instructions on upgrading from SLES 11 GA to SP1 are here.  Use the 
"zypper" method -- it is solid.  Then upgrade to SP2, then SP3.
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7005410

If you're using SLES 10, it may be quicker to just get a new VM.

Denis





On 09/25/2014 11:58 AM, Benjamin Cabé wrote:
> Hi Denis,
>
> Could you please share a pointer on the process for updating to 11.3?
> I want to update a server running 11.2 but I quickly run into what seems
> to be this [1] issue.
>
> Benjamin
>
> [1] https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7013434
>
>
> Le 25/09/2014 17:36, « Denis Roy » <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> > If your project owns a virtual server (vserver), we're expecting you to
> > keep it up-to-date.  This is important to ensure the security of our
> > network, services and other systems.
> >
> > If your server is SuSE Entreprise, we've likely enabled it for automatic
> > updates, but OS upgrades must be performed manually.  The current SuSE
> > Entreprise is SLES 11 SP3; anything else is vulnerable to numerous SSL
> > flaws, as well as yesterday's horrendous bash vulnerability.
> >
> > If you're logged into your vserver, you can confirm you're at the latest
> > patch level like this:
> >
> > root@server # cat /etc/SuSE-release
> > SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
> > VERSION = 11
> > PATCHLEVEL = 3
> >
> > root@server:~ # zypper patch
> > Refreshing service 'nu_novell_com'.
> > Loading repository data...
> > Reading installed packages...
> > Resolving package dependencies...
> >
> > Nothing to do.
> >
> >
> > =============================
> >
> > If you are not using SLES 11 SP3, and do not have all the latest
> > patches, your project vserver is a problem.  Please update it, or back
> > it up and request a new image file.
> >
> > Thank you for looking into this.  We realize maintenance on these
> > vservers is boring, and you'd prefer to do anything else, but it's part
> > of having a system accessible to the nastiness of the Internet.
> >
> > If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at
> > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx.
> >
> > Denis