the command: smt-client status -v --hostname myhost tells me, that the
Patch Status of myhost is Critical (1 Security Patch and 1 Optional
Patch).
I wonder, because the window of myhost / yast / online update is
empty.
which Security Patch / Optional Patch is SMT meaning?
what I did before:
a) myhost / yast / online update (there where some updates)
b) I installed the updates
c) back to update server
d) smt-job --create -t patchstatus -g “GUID of myhost”
e) back to myhost
f) smt-agent
g) back to update server
h) smt-client status -v --hostname myhost
=> Patch Status: critical
I might have a similar issue, but would like to get some info from you
to confirm if we are hit by the same.
Could you please create a new patchstatus job with the --verbosejob
option - e.g.
smt-job --create -t patchstatus -g “GUID of myhost” --verbosejob
Then kick off the smt-agent on the client and watch
/var/log/smtclient.log. This should tell you what updates are
available.
To get the same info in short form, do a
zypper lu
If any updates are listed, run
zypper patch
If it is the same issue as I face, then zypper should say “nothing to
do”.
Then please test with
zypper up --dry-run
if it will install the packages.
Post the output of above commands here along with the relevant part of
/var/log/smtclient.log (or send it in a private mail).
Thanks.
//Andreas
To make a long story short this turned out to be caused by a somewhat
broken patch, which revealed some missing functionality in the
smt-client package.