Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 108988-19

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Summary: SunOS 5.8_x86: Patch for patchadd and patchrm

Date:  Nov/30/2007

Installation Requirements:

NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

Sun OS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 108987

Topic: 

SunOS 5.8_x86: Patch for patchadd and patchrm

Relevant Architecture: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4115232 4278860 4292990 4299710 4303509 4304640 4311375 4319950 4330590 4348927 4350280 4351626 4356028 4379881 4384137 4388023 4399797 4414772 4419254 4421583 4458302 4470489 4471413 4480489 4495039 4495315 4499918 4500354 4521534 4527779 4559059 4620578 4623249 4678605 4706994 4723617 4725419 4728892 4731056 4732342 4737767 4744964 4750803 4759158 4767392 5045607 5047034 5087817 6220578 6344676 6360157 6464056

Changes incorporated in this version:

6344676 6464056

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

112397-02 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/bin/funzip
/usr/bin/unzip
/usr/bin/unzipsfx
/usr/bin/zipgrep
/usr/bin/zipinfo
/usr/sbin/patchadd
/usr/sbin/patchrm
/usr/share/man/man1/funzip.1
/usr/share/man/man1/unzip.1
/usr/share/man/man1/unzipsfx.1
/usr/share/man/man1/zipgrep.1
/usr/share/man/man1/zipinfo.1

Problem Description: 

6344676 unzip does not warn user when extracting setuid/setgid files
6464056 need unzip command that support encrypted zip file
 
(from 108988-18)
 
6360157 patchadd dryrun does not check for enough freespace in /var/sadm/pkg
 
(from 108988-17)
 
6220578 patchadd silently fails if too many patches against a package (4395685
        all over again)
 
(from 108988-16)
 
5045607 patchadd failed to create backout file without any error
 
(from 108988-15)
 
5087817 patchadd can't build .patchDB correctly if pkginfo files contain PCK
        characters
 
(from 108988-14)
 
5047034 patchrm detects requirement when it shouldn't
 
(from 108988-13)
 
4767392 patchadd -R doesnt handle single package in alternate root
 
(from 108988-12)
 
4737767 incorrect conditional expression could result in improper patch
        installation
4731056 patchadd -M breaks patching
4725419 patchrm.ksh 2.28 changes /var/sadm/pkg/pkg_name/pkginfo from 644 to 664
4744964 patchadd -M doesn't initialize the temporary directory
4750803 patchadd checks for prePatch instead of prepatch
4728892 signed patches 111097-10 & 113043-02 do not update /etc/driver_aliases
4623249 patchadd / patchrm broken on solaris 10 (2.10<->2.5* comparisons)
4421583 (MU5) Some patches are not applied because of unexisting and uninstalled
        patches
4723617 using patchrm with an invalid option, does not clean up /tmp temp files
4759158 xgetsh doesn't handle 'gettext' as a variable substitution
 
(from 108988-11)
 
4732342 backport of fix for 4728892 needed for Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8
 
(from 108988-10)
 
4678605 patchadd does not clean up tmp files while installing multiple patches
4706994 patchadd: remove_PATCH_PROPERTIES() doesn't get passed the correct
        parameter
 
(from 108988-09)
 
This revision of the patch was respun to enable installation of patch on diskless clients.
 
(from 108988-08)
 
4470489 patchadd fails to recreated /var/sadm/patch/.patchDB correctly
4499918 *pkg* variable in patchadd needs to be removed
4495039 user action unclear when patchadd finds an incompatible patch already
        installed
4480489 patchadd returns wrong error code when patch is already installed
4348927 *patchadd* writes .patchdb entry before committing package changes
4471413 patchadd create extra white space in patchadd -p output
4500354 patchadd using temporary files unsafely
4521534 awk error in patchadd
4527779 patchadd doesn't reconstruct the patch DB when -M is used
4559059 patchadd does not work with Solaris 10 (uname = 5.10)
4620578 new patchDB is not sorted properly
 
(from 108988-07)
 
4480489 patchadd returns wrong error code when patch is already installed
4495315 patchadd -M returns error code 25 when 109234 present in patch_order file
 
(from 108988-06)
 
4421583 (MU5) some patches are not applied because of unexisting and uninstalled
        patches
 
(from 108988-05)
 
4458302 patchadd displays duplicate patchids
4419254 108991-05 dependent on 109236-01 which is obsolete
4414772 patchadd command delete pkgs if /var/sadm/pkg is passed in to -B option
4399797 patchadd has unsafe temp file handling
 
(from 108988-04)
 
4379881 added two messages should be conncted to one message in
        SUNW_PATCH_SCRIPTS.po
4351626 patchadd cannot patch a miniroot named anything other than `Boot'
4356028 "Reboot your system after patchadd had" in SUNW_PATCH_SCRIPTS.po is
        truncated
4350280 pkginstall might terminate abnormally and dump core while executing
        patchadd.
4388023 T106541-13 couldn't be backouted by patchrm even if T107171-07 was
        applied
4384137 patchrm(1M) backs out a patch when it shouldn't (reworked)
 
(from 108988-03)
 
4384137 patchrm(1M) backs out a patch when it shouldn't
 
(from 108988-02)
 
4311375 failing preinstall script puts patch DB in a odd state and error msgs
        not passed
4319950 "Installing patches..." message is not displayed in the proper sequence
4330590 in S581 build 10, patchrm fails with must be executed from a 2.6 or
        later system
4115232 patches cannot be backed-out in miniroot environment
 
(from 108988-01)
 
4278860 patchrm on Solaris 7 breaks packages/pkgchk
4304640 ran installpatch and mkdir: usage: mkdir [-m mode] [-p] dirname ...
        showed up
4303509 installpatch will not patch 2.5.1 OS services on 2.4 server
4292990 patchadd apply_diPatch function does not set patch_quit
4299710 typo's in patch utilities

Revision History: 

108988-09 108988-01 108988-12 108988-16 108988-17 108988-15 108988-18 108988-07 108988-04 108988-14 108988-02 108988-08 108988-13

Patch Installation Instructions: 

--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-10 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions: 

-----------------------------
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, November 30, 2007