3.87. subscription-manager
Updated subscription-manager packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The Subscription Manager packages provide programs and libraries to allow users to manage subscriptions and yum repositories from the Red Hat entitlement platform.
This update fixes multiple bugs and adds various enhancements, the most notable of which are detailed below.
* This update adds support for repository overrides to the Subscription Manager. Repositories are now written with server-side overrides taken into account. This feature gives more control in managed environments. (BZ#1086316)
* This update adds the "Quantity Needed" field in the output of the "subscription-manager list --available" command. The value in this field is the suggested quantity of subscription instances needed to achieve compliance. Note that the maximum suggested quantity is the number of subscriptions available for the user, even if more are required for compliance. This feature prevents the Subscription Manager from using "1" as a default quantity and also ensures better parity with the GUI tool. (BZ#1088372)
* This update adds the "Subscription Type" field in the output of the "subscription-manager list --available" command. This field displays the subscription type, for example "Instance Based", and also supports new types on old clients. (BZ#1086290)
* This update adds the rhsm-debug tool to the subscription-manager packages to improve debugging of subscription-related problems. (BZ#1039653)
Bug Fixes
- BZ#1086316
- This update adds support for repository overrides to the Subscription Manager. Repositories are now written with server-side overrides taken into account. This feature gives more control in managed environments.
- BZ#1088372
- This update adds the "Quantity Needed" field in the output of the "subscription-manager list --available" command. The value in this field is the suggested quantity of subscription instances needed to achieve compliance. Note that the maximum suggested quantity is the number of subscriptions available for the user, even if more are required for compliance. This feature prevents the Subscription Manager from using "1" as a default quantity and also ensures better parity with the GUI tool.
- BZ#1086290
- This update adds the "Subscription Type" field in the output of the "subscription-manager list --available" command. This field displays the subscription type, for example "Instance Based", and also supports new types on old clients.
- BZ#1039653
- This update adds the rhsm-debug tool to the subscription-manager packages to improve debugging of subscription-related problems.
This update fixes multiple bugs and adds various enhancements, the most notable of which are detailed below.
Users of subscription-manager are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.
