Patch Name:  PHCO_10602

Patch Description: s700_800 10.0X dd(1) cumulative patch

Creation Date: 97/03/31

Post Date:  97/04/07

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s700: 10.00 10.01
        s800: 10.00 10.01

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        OS-Core.UX-CORE

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHCO_10602

Symptoms:
        PHCO_10602:
        dd skip option does not work correctly when input file
        is a character special file.  No blocks are skipped.

        PHCO_5680:
        dd skip option incorrect with input as regular files

Defect Description:
        PHCO_10602:
        dd skip option does not work correctly when input file
        is a character special file.  dd checks if input file
        is character special, and if so, uses lseek() to skip;
        for all other files, it uses read().  On some character
        special devices (e.g. magnetic tape), lseek() is
        effectively ignored; for dd, this means no blocks will
        be skipped for such devices.

        PHCO_5680:
        dd skip option incorrect with input as regular files

SR:
        1653132621

Patch Files:
        /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/dd.cat
        /usr/bin/dd

what(1) Output:
        /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/dd.cat:
                None
        /usr/bin/dd:
                $Revision: 72.5.1.1 $
                PATCH_10_0: dd.o 97/03/31

cksum(1) Output:
        1481338722 468 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/dd.cat
        3748887621 24576 /usr/bin/dd

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:
        PHCO_5680

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size:  80 Kbytes

Installation Instructions:
        Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
        SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
        and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
        restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
        before installing this patch.
        ------------------------------------------------------------
        1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

        2. Login as root.

        3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

        4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

                cd /tmp
                sh PHCO_10602

        5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the
            patch:

                swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
                        -s /tmp/PHCO_10602.depot

        5b. For a homogeneous NFS Diskless cluster run swcluster on the
            server to install the patch on the server and the clients:

                swcluster -i -b

            This will invoke swcluster in the interactive mode and
            force all clients to be shut down.

            WARNING: All cluster clients must be shut down prior to the
                     patch installation.  Installing the patch while the
                     clients are booted is unsupported and can lead to
                     serious problems.

            The swcluster command will invoke an swinstall session in which
            you must specify:

                alternate root path  -  default is /export/shared_root/OS_700
                source depot path    -  /tmp/PHCO_10602.depot

            To complete the installation, select the patch by choosing
            "Actions -> Match What Target Has" and then "Actions -> Install"
            from the Menubar.

        5c. For a heterogeneous NFS Diskless cluster:

                - run swinstall on the server as in step 5a to install
                  the patch on the cluster server.

                - run swcluster on the server as in step 5b to install
                  the patch on the cluster clients.

        By default swinstall will archive the original software in
        /var/adm/sw/patch/PHCO_10602.  If you do not wish to retain a
        copy of the original software, you can create an empty file
        named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE.

        Warning: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the
                 patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
                 when using this feature.

        It is recommended that you move the PHCO_10602.text file to
        /var/adm/sw/patch for future reference.

        To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
        tape drive, use the command:

                dd if=/tmp/PHCO_10602.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions:  None