OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 106942-07
Keywords: security libnsl automountd nfsd rpc lookups rpc.nisd initgroups
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 106942-14 SunOS 5.7: libnsl, rpc.nisd and nis_cachemgr patch
Date: Jun/01/2000

Solaris Release: 7

SunOS Release: 5.7

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 106943

Topic: SunOS 5.7: libnsl, rpc.nisd and nis_cachemgr patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4055704 4055715 4055724 4055727 4152002 4157559 4161969 4162879 4165775 4186012 4202735 4216240 4222922 4233192 4239643 4240463

Changes incorporated in this version: 4202735 4222922

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 107215-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/libnisdb.a
/usr/lib/libnisdb.so.2
/usr/lib/libnsl.a
/usr/lib/libnsl.so.1
/usr/lib/nis/nisopaccess
/usr/lib/nis/nisping
/usr/lib/sparcv9/libnsl.so.1
/usr/sbin/nis_cachemgr
/usr/sbin/rpc.nisd

Problem Description:

4202735 mountd hangs on server when file descriptor cache associated 
        with RPC connection expires.
4222922 mountd hangs waiting for nameservice because of deadlock 
	within nis_handle() 
(from 106942-06)
4233192 NIS+ stops responding to UDP requests
4165775 Replica servers may attempt to allocate huge amounts of memory.
4240463 checkpoint completes, but does not clear master''s transaction log
(from 106942-05)
4239643 rgmd servers core dump when running low on memory due to non-robust RPC
(from 106942-04)
4055715 PSARC/1999/159 - NIS_PING not authenticated
4055704 PSARC/1999/159 - NIS_CALLBACK not authenticated
4055724 PSARC/1999/159 - NIS_CHECKPOINT not authenticated
4055727 PSARC/1999/159 - NIS_CPTIME not authenticated
4216240 nisd generates irrelevant messages  "isn''t a directory"
(from 106942-03)
4186012 NIS+ replicas may loose synchronization with the NIS+ master
(from 106942-02)
4162879 After the TTL value of directory cache expires the subdomain client. root object
(from 106942-01)
4161969 passwd lookups via FOLLOW_LINK do not FOLLOW_PATH from linked table any further
4157559 automountd won''t retry the Null call to nfsd in pingnfs()
(from 107215-01)
4152002 NIS+ groups do not work in the Solaris 2.6

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
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 release, 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:
----------------------------- 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, December 19, 2000

