# SMT Patch Status **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Updates\ **Created:** [September 27, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998 "2011-09-27T18:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998/1 "2011-09-27T18:16:04Z")
Hi forum, 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 Many thanks for your help! System: SLES11 SP1 x86\_64 ## – netzpks netzpks’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=65235](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=65235) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998/2 "2011-10-01T20:10:30Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998/3 "2011-10-11T09:26:01Z")
Does nobody has any Idea? ## – netzpks netzpks’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=65235](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=65235) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998/4 "2011-10-13T14:36:02Z")
Hi 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 ## – ataschner ataschner’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=7706](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=7706) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998/5 "2011-10-27T10:46:02Z")
Hi 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. We (SUSE) have created a fix for the issue. Please refer to [http://forums.novell.com/suse/suse-product-discussion-forums/suse-linux-enterprise/suse-linux-enterprise-server-sles/sles-updates/445758-smt-client-stop-working-after-last-update-post2149320.html#post2149320](http://forums.novell.com/suse/suse-product-discussion-forums/suse-linux-enterprise/suse-linux-enterprise-server-sles/sles-updates/445758-smt-client-stop-working-after-last-update-post2149320.html#post2149320) for the details on getting it. //Andreas ## – ataschner ataschner’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=7706](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=7706) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-patch-status/21998/6 "2011-11-09T09:16:01Z")
For the records, a maintenance update for smt-client containing the fix for this issue has been released. The packages for the various architectures can be found ‘here’ ([http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/#familyId=7261&productId=26322&dateRange=-1&startDate=11/02/2011&endDate=11/03/2011&priority=&distribution=&architecture=&keywords=smt-client](http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/#familyId=7261&productId=26322&dateRange=-1&startDate=11/02/2011&endDate=11/03/2011&priority=&distribution=&architecture=&keywords=smt-client)). //Andreas ## – ataschner ataschner’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=7706](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=7706) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=445592)