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DCE-VMS VAX_DCEECO_015_1 DCE V1.5 for OpenVMS VAX ECO Summary
TITLE: DCE-VMS VAX_DCEECO_015_1 DCE V1.5 for OpenVMS VAX ECO Summary
 
New Kit Date     :  28-JUN-2001
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  New Kit

NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
 
       For OpenVMS savesets, the name of the compressed saveset
       file will be kit_name.a-dcx_vaxexe for OpenVMS VAX or
       kit_name.a-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha. Once the OpenVMS
       saveset is copied to your system, expand the compressed
       saveset by typing RUN kitname.dcx_vaxexe or kitname.dcx_alpexe.
 
       For PCSI files, once the PCSI file is copied to your system,
       rename the PCSI file to kitname.pcsi-dcx_axpexe, then it can
       be expanded by typing RUN kitname.pcsi-dcx_axpexe.  The resultant
       file will be the PCSI installation file which can be used to install
       the ECO.
 

 
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001.  All rights reserved.

PRODUCT:    DCE V1.5 ECO 1 for OpenVMS VAX

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS VAX

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAX_DCEECO_015_1
                    DEC-VAXVMS-VAX_DCEECO_015_1-V0100--4.PCSI;1
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  9792 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V6.2, V7.1 and V7.2
                      Compaq DCE V1.5 for OpenVMS VAX
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Not Applicable
     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_2
                           2 - To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
                               using the following feature(s):

                                 Compaq DCE V1.5 for OpenVMS VAX

                           INSTALL_3
                           3 - The kit should be installed on systems
                               using the following feature if the
                               problems fixed are occurring:

                                 Compaq COM for OpenVMS


     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         DEC-VAXVMS-VMS62TO71_PCSI-V0200--4.PCSI

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         None


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for DCE V1.5 on OpenVMS VAX V6.2, V7.1 and V7.2.  
This kit addresses the following problems: 

  o  DCE server processes such as DCE$SECD and DCE$CDSD, as well as
     user  written  DCE  servers sporadically abort with SS$_ACCVIO
     when hit with a fast burst of client request activity.

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE

  o  The DCE$RPCD daemon generated thousands of error messages  and
     logged them into the DCE$RPCD.OUT file as:
     (rpc) *** FATAL ERROR (receive_dispatch) Unexpected exception

     raised at CNRCVR.C;2\587 ***

     (rpc) *** FATAL ERROR (rpc__cn_network_receiver) Unexpected

     exception is raised at CNRCVR.C;2\398 ***

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE


  o  A process using  DCE  RPC  services  aborts  with  a  bugcheck
     similar to the one below:

     DECthreads bugcheck (version V3.15-262), terminating execution.
     % Reason:  mutex 0x00000000005DD868 :0 ref. overflow on lock

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE

  o  After the installation of DCE V1.5 the IDENT, IDL,  and  RPCLM
     commands are missing from the system command tables.

         Images Affected:  [syslib]DCLTABLES.EXE

  o  After the installation of Alpha DCE  V1.5  ECO  1  on  systems
     without  the DCE-SECURITY license loaded, dce_setup fails with
     the following error:
     ****************************    ERROR    ****************************
     ***  Images required for running the DCE V1.5 ECO 1 for OpenVMS Alpha
     ***  product were not found on this system.  These images should have
     ***  have been placed on the system during the installation of this
     ***  product.
     ***
     ***  Please install the DCE V1.5 ECO 1 for OpenVMS Alpha product
     ***  to ensure that the required images are properly
     ***  installed on the system.


  o  The DCE$DTSD process aborts with the error CMA-F-EXCOPLOS  and
     a message of thread has been canceled.

         Images Affected:  [SYSMGR]DCE$SETUP.COM

  o  A new logical has been defined to allow customers to have  the
     DCE  daemon  files  produce  process  dumps.  The logical name
     DCE$DUMP_DAEMONS can be defined prior to dce  startup  to  add
     the  /DUMP qualifier to the daemon process.  Process dumps can
     only be reliably produced and read on  Alpha  V7.2-1  systems.
     You  must  install  special debugger kit ADB073 on your V7.2-1
     for the DCE dumps to be usable.  Please  contact  your  Compaq
     support representative to a copy of the ADB073 kit.

         Images Affected:  [SYSMGR]DCE$RPC_STARTUP.COM
                           [SYSMGR]DCE$SETUP.COM

  o  RPC authentication calls from NT DCE  2.2  clients  fail  with
     Principal  Unknown  errors although the principal is listed in
     the registry.  The failures occur for principals and  accounts
     created from OpenVMS DCE.

         Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]DCE$RGY_EDIT.EXE

  o  Upon reboot of the system, startup hangs when one of  the  DCE
     CDS  daemon processes fails to start.  Examination of the .OUT
     file shows the start fails with a messages stating the  daemon
     is already running.

         Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]DCE$CDSADV.EXE
                           [SYSEXE]DCE$CDSD.EXE
                           [SYSEXE]DCE$GDAD.EXE

  o  Directory   of   sys$manager   or   sys$scratch   lists   many
     DCE_OUT*.tmp files.

         Images Affected:  [SYSMGR]DCE$SETUP.COM
                           [SYSMGR]DCE$RPC_STARTUP.COM

  o  When starting DCE on a system running Multinet  the  following
     DCL message is displayed.

     %DCL-W-UNDFIL, file has not been opened by DCL - check logical name

         Images Affected:  [SYSMGR]DCE$SETUP.COM

  o  Eliminate zero block  files  left  in  the  credentials  cache
     directory.   When  a  dce_login  is  performed,  six files are
     created    in     the     credentials     cache     directory,
     DCE$SPECIFIC:[VAR.SECURITY.CREDS].     An   example   is   the
     following files:

            16   029D9101.;2           1-OCT-1998 15:28:18.37
            17   029D9101.;1           1-OCT-1998 15:28:17.76
            18   029D9102.;1           1-OCT-1998 15:28:19.27
            19   029D9200.;1           1-OCT-1998 15:28:19.02
            20   029D9200.DATA;1       1-OCT-1998 15:28:19.38
            21   029D9200.NC;1         1-OCT-1998 15:28:19.18

     After a kdestroy, two files remain from  the  original  login.
     In the login example above, the following files are left:

            16   029D9101.;1           1-OCT-1998 15:28:17.76
            17   029D9102.;1           1-OCT-1998 15:28:19.27

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE

  o  DCE login fails  when  the  input  for  the  password  is  not
     obtained  from  a  terminal.   The  login fails with the error
     below:

     $ rgy_edit
     Current site is: registry server at /.../the_cell/subsys/dce/sec/master
     l princ_name
     -dce-
     login: Credentials cache I/O operation failed XXX Error in input password. Login
     failed.
     exit
     bye

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE

  o  Allow the Credentials Cache Cleanup interval to be adjusted.

     Every  one  hour,  the  sec_clientd   daemons   delete   stale
     credentials  files out of the DCE credentials cache directory.
     If run in debug mode, the daemon deletes the files every  five
     minutes.   The  interval is not adjustable.  Changes were made
     to make the interval adjustable  between  5  minutes  and  one
     hour.   The interval cannot be greater than 60 minutes or less
     than 5 minutes.

     To    set     the     interval,     define     the     logical
     FCC_CCACHE_CLEANUP_INTERVAL,  to the number of minutes between
     cache cleanups.  The logical may  be  defined  at  the  system
     level,  or  may  be defined in the sec_clientd startup command
     procedure.  If you change  the  interval  while  the  security
     client  daemon  is running, the new interval will be effective
     after the next credentials cache cleanup.

         Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]DCE$SEC_CLIENTD.EXE

  o  After the installation of  Multinet  4.1  B-X,  DCE  will  not
     configure.

         Images Affected:  [SYSMGR]DCE$SETUP_MULTINET.COM

  o  When a DCE server system failed or was shutdown, the  security
     client daemon on client systems would not fail over to replica
     server  systems.   DCE  applications  running  on  the  client
     systems  would  be  unable  to refresh security credentials or
     have tickets validated.

         Images Affected:  [SYSMGR]DCE$SETUP.COM

  o  When DEC C compiler version 6.2 is installed,  compilation  of
     the  IDL generated C code may result in the following error(s)
     being displayed.  Some DCE images were updated to  fix  extern
     model mismatches detected by the new C compiler.

     ........................^
        %CC-W-DIFFEXMODEL, This redeclaration of "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx_ifdef"
        specifies

         Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]DCE$IDL.EXE
                           [SYSEXE]DCE$RPCD.EXE
                           [SYSEXE]DCE$SECD.EXE
                           [SYSEXE]DCE$SEC_CREATE_DB.EXE
                           [SYSEXE]DCE$SX.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]DCE$SOCKSHR_DNET_IV.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]DCE$SOCKSHR_IP.EXE

  o  The HOPF time provider provides year data in a 2 digit format.
     DCE  interface  to  the  provider  had  to be updated to use a
     sliding window to calculate the correct year.

         Images Affected:  [SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCE.DTSS]DCE$DTS_PROVIDER.C
                           [SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCE.DTSS]DCE$DTS_PROVIDER_HOPF.EXE

  o  DECnet RPC routines did not correctly update RPC memory  usage
     statistics used for troubleshooting.

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]DCE$SOCSHR_DNET_OSI.EXE

  o  After running for some time, the CDS clerk process  terminates
     with the following error:

     %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual
     address=00000001005BA96A, PC=0000000000051A94, PS=0000001B

         Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]DCE$CDSCLERK.EXE

  o  DCE  applications  which  use   the   rpc_inq_stats   function
     encounter random Accvios.  There is no pattern apparent to the
     ACCVIOs encountered.

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE
                           [DCE$LIBRARY]RPCTYPES.H
                           [DCE$LIBRARY]RPCTYPES.IDL


  o  The is_local call did not work on DECnet OSI interface.

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$SOCKSHR_DNET_OSI.EXe

  o  Attempting to start a DCE server with a well  known  endpoint,
     such  as RPCD (port 135) or PERF server (port 2001) fails with
     "unable to bind socket" error, when  TCP  shows  there  is  no
     process using the port.

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE

  o  When many clients attempt to connect to one server, the server
     may  not  be  able  to  accept  the connections as fast as the
     clients are requesting.

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$LIB_SHR.EXE

  o  Only uppercase "I" is allowed for inaccuracy token input  from
     DTSCP.  Only the lowercase string "inf" was valid for infinite
     inaccuracy.  These inputs should not be case sensitive.
    
         Images Affected: [SYSLIB]DTSS$SHR.EXE
                          [SYSEXE]DTSD.EXE

  o  The PC Name Service Interface daemon, process DCE$NSID,  fails
     to  start  on  systems that support DECnet as an RPC protocol.
     Typing the  DCE$LOCAL:[000000.VAR.DIRECTORY]DCE$NSID.OUT  file
     shows the process failed with the error message below:
     INFO - manage_server_key thread created
     INFO - tcp_protseq_ok true
     Error - rpc_server_use_protseq (ncacn_dnet_nsp): cannot listen on socket
     (dce /

         Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DCE$SOCKSHR_DNET_IV.EXE

KNOWN PROBLEMS IN ALL PATCH LEVELS OF DCE V1.5:

  o  Configuring a server from the DCE setup and configuration menu
     on systems where DECNET OSI is a supported protocol fails with
     the error below when attempting to modify  an  acl  on  a  cds
     namespace entry:
     ****************************    ERROR    ****************************
     ***  Could not configure ACL info.  Failed command:
     ***  $ Dce$Acl_Edit -e /.:/
     ***  %CMA-F-NOMSG, Message number 10408014
     %CMA-F-EXCCOP, exception raised; VMS condition code follows
     -SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00,
     virtual address=00000000004E6000, PC=FFFFFFFF8089EEFC, PS=0000001B



INSTALLATION NOTES:

No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.

Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation  utility
by  logging  into  the  SYSTEM account.  After the installation you
must stop and restart DCE.  On OpenVMS V7.2 systems, you must  stop
and       restart       the       DCE$RPCD       process      using
SYS$MANAGER:DCE$RPC_SHTUDOWN.COM                                and
SYS$MANAGER:DCE$RPC_STARTUP.COM.

You may ignore any/all  of  the  following  messages  if  they  are
displayed during the installation process:

%PCSI-I-OBJSKP, file [DCE$LIBRARY]RPCTYPES.H pertains to an option that ...
%PCSI-I-OBJSKP, file [DCE$LIBRARY]RPCTYPES.IDL pertains to an option ...
%PCSI-I-OBJSKP, file [SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCE.DTSS]DCE$DTS_PROVIDER.C ...
%PCSI-I-OBJSKP, file [SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCE.SX]DCESX.C pertains to an ...
%PCSI-I-RETAIN, file [SYSLIB]DTSS$SHR.EXE was not replaced because file ...

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