zlman has no command line option to show orphaned packages

  • 3591104
  • 04-Oct-2007
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 - ZDM7 SP1
Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management - ZLM7.2

Situation

Deleting bundles with zlman, the included packages are not deleted physically from the file system. You need to login to ZENworks Configuration Console – Tools – and search for orphaned packages.

Resolution

To obtain access to a hot patch with the fix for this problem, follow the instructions in KB 3469853 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support

Ensure after installing the rpms to follow the instructions in the readme for zlm72hp5-tid.tar.gz "ZLM 7.2 Upgrade to IR 1 from ZLM 7.2" found at https://download.novell.com

Additional Information

A switch has been edit to zlman to identify the orphaned packages in the repository "zlman lp”