OpenVMS ALPPTD02_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 FTDRIVER ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS ALPPTD02_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 FTDRIVER ECO Summary
 
NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 

Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999.  All rights reserved.

Modification Date:  24-NOV-99
Modification Type:  Updated Kit  Supersedes ALPPTD01_071

 
PRODUCT:    OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  SYS$FTDRIVER 

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPPTD02_071
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPPTD01_071
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  220 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
     Installation Rating:   INSTALL_3 - To be installed on all systems running
                                        the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                                        are experiencing the problems described.
     Kit Dependencies:

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

         None

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

         ALPSYS20_071 or later


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for FTDRIVER.EXE on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 through
V7.1-1H2.  This kit addresses the following problems: 

Problems Addressed in ALPPTD02_071:

  o  The ALPPTD01_071 saveset did not install due to an extraneous file. 

          Images Affected:

            -  None.


Problems Addressed in ALPPTD01_071:

  o  In previous releases of OpenVMS, protection of a new FT device was
     unconditionally set to S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G,W (no access for GROUP and
     WORLD). 

     This change and a corresponding change in the ALPSYSA04_071 kit
     modify this behavior.  Protection for a new FT device is now taken
     from the protection of the "template device" FTA0:.  The protection
     for FTA0: may be set during the boot process, (in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM), 
     or manually, for example 

          $ SET SECURITY /CLASS=DEVICE-
          /PROTECTION=(S:RWLP,O:RWLP,G:RW,W:R) FTA0:

     At boot time, the protection on FTA0 is unconditionally set to
     S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G,W.  An ACL may also be set on FTA0, either
     explicitly, or inherited from the SECURITY class TERMINAL device
     template. 

     In order to get this full fix, you must also install the
     ALPSYS20_071, or later, remedial kit. 

     
INSTALLATION NOTES:

The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted.  If there are other nodes in the VMScluster, they must
also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s).

If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at
this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed.

Files on this server are as follows:

»alpptd02_071.README
»alpptd02_071.CHKSUM
»alpptd02_071.CVRLET_TXT
»alpptd02_071.a-dcx_axpexe
»alpptd02_071.CVRLET_TXT