Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 115827-01

Summary: SunOS 5.8: /sbin/sulogin and /sbin/netstrategy patch

Date:  Oct/27/2003

Installation Requirements:

None

Solaris Release: 8

Sun OS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 115828

Topic: 

SunOS 5.8: /sbin/sulogin and /sbin/netstrategy patch

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4152876 4353836

Changes incorporated in this version:

4152876 4353836

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/sbin/netstrategy
/sbin/sulogin

Problem Description: 

4353836 if more than 255 file descriptors are already open then gethostbyname fails
4152876 getspnam_r() fails due to use of fopen() in libnsl.so in applications under load

Revision History: 

Patch Installation Instructions: 

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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 7-9 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: 

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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, October 27, 2003