Patch Name: PHNE_13311 Patch Description: s700_800 10.20 rmail(1)/mail(1) cumulative patch Creation Date: 98/03/30 Post Date: 98/04/18 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 10.20 s800: 10.20 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.CMDS-MIN Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Superseded Critical: No Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHNE_13311 Symptoms: PHNE_13311: 1. 10.20 rmail fails to deliver mail as it can't create the lock file. 2. A defect exists in argument processing logic. 3. Enhancement request to have rmail return different error code for temporary condition. 4. A defect exists in processing mail requests to others. 5. rmail truncates messages with long line lengths. Defect Description: PHNE_13311: 1. rmail happens to fail delivering mails because of the way of locking the user's mail box. 2. A defect exists in the argument processing logic. 3. rmail returns different error code for temporary condition, causes Sendmail to bounce the message. 4. A defect exists in processing mail requests to others. 5. rmail does not forward some messages in the same form they were sent. SR: 4701371427 5003358945 1653212621 Patch Files: /usr/bin/mail /usr/bin/rmail /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/mail.cat what(1) Output: /usr/bin/mail: $Revision: 1.70.212.10 $ /usr/bin/rmail: $Revision: 1.70.212.10 $ /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/mail.cat: None cksum(1) Output: 4085321140 36864 /usr/bin/mail 4085321140 36864 /usr/bin/rmail 2935465238 1964 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/mail.cat Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 130 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 PHNE_13311 5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHNE_13311.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/PHNE_13311.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/PHNE_13311. 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 PHNE_13311.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/PHNE_13311.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None