OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 107172-12
Keywords: security patchadd patchrm message
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 107172-13 SunOS 5.7_x86: Fixes for patchadd and patchrm
Date: Dec/11/2002

Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 7_x86

SunOS Release: 5.7_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 107171

Topic: SunOS 5.7_x86: Fixes for patchadd and patchrm

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4115232 4150762 4176890 4186941 4190866 4193454 4194281 4194308 4224092 4245279 4253076 4258626 4258658 4260216 4278860 4285837 4292990 4299710 4303509 4304640 4311375 4319950 4330590 4348927 4350280 4351626 4356028 4379881 4384137 4388023 4399797 4414772 4419254 4421583 4458302 4470489 4471413 4480489 4495039 4495315 4499918 4500354 4521534 4527779 4529289 4559059 4620578 4623249 4625879 4639323 4678605 4706994 4723617 4725419 4728892 4731056 4732342 4737767 4744964 4750803 4759158

Changes incorporated in this version: 4421583 4623249 4678605 4706994 4723617 4725419 4728892 4731056 4737767 4744964 4750803 4759158

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/sbin/patchadd
/usr/sbin/patchrm

Problem Description:

4737767 incorrect conditional expression could result in improper patch installation
4731056 patchadd -M breaks patching
4725419 patchrm.ksh 2.28 changes /var/sadm/pkg/pkg_name/pkginfo from 644 to 664.
4744964 patchadd -M doesn't initialize the temporary directory
4750803 patchadd checks for prePatch instead of prepatch
4728892 Signed patches 111097-10 & 113043-02 do not update /etc/driver_aliases
4623249 patchadd / patchrm broken on solaris 10 (2.10<->2.5* comparisons)
4678605 patchadd does not clean up tmp files while installing multiple patches
4706994 patchadd: remove_PATCH_PROPERTIES() doesn't get passed the correct parameter
4421583 (MU5) Some patches are not applied because of unexisting and uninstalled patches
4723617 Using patchrm with an invalid option, does not clean up /tmp temp files.
4759158 xgetsh doesn't handle 'gettext' as a variable substitution
 
(from 107172-11)
 
4625879 patchadd -p should not need root authority to display patches
4639323 Syntax error in patchadd script (wrong logfile name for error code 5)
4529289 patchadd should not append SUNW_PATCH_PROPERTIES info
4732342 backport of fix for 4728892 needed for Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8
 
(from 107172-10)
 
4470489 patchadd fails to recreate /var/sadm/patch/.patchDB correctly
4499918 *pkg* variable in patchadd needs to be removed
4495039 User action unclear when patchadd finds an incompatible patch already installed.
4480489 patchadd returns wrong error code when patch is already installed
4348927 *patchadd* writes .patchdb entry before committing package changes
4471413 patchadd create extra white space in patchadd -p output
4500354 patchadd using temporary files unsafely
4521534 awk error in patchadd
4527779 patchadd doesn't reconstruct the patch DB when -M is used
4559059 patchadd does not work (uname = 5.10)
4620578 New patch DB is not sorted properly
4495315 patchadd -M returns error code 25 when 109234 present in patch_order file
 
(from 107172-09)
 
4458302 patchadd displays duplicate patchids
4419254 108991-05 dependent on 109236-01 which is obsolete.
4414772 patchadd command delete pkgs if /var/sadm/pkg is passed in to -B option
4399797 patchadd has unsafe temp file handling
4480489 patchadd returns wrong error code when patch is already installed
 
(from 107172-08)
 
4379881 added two messages should be connected to one message in SUNW_PATCH_SCRIPTS.po
4351626 patchadd cannot patch a miniroot named anything other than `Boot'.
4356028 "Reboot your system after patchadd had" in SUNW_PATCH_SCRIPTS.po is truncated
4350280 pkginstall might terminate abnormally and dump core while executing patchadd.
4388023 T106541-13 couldn't be backed out by patchrm even if T107171-07 was applied
4384137 patchrm(1M) backs out a patch when it shouldn't (reworked)
 
(from 107172-07)
 
4384137 patchrm(1M) backs out a patch when it shouldn't
 
(from 107172-06)
 
4311375 Failing preinstall script puts patch DB in a odd state and error msgs not passed
4319950 "Installing patches..." message is not displayed in the proper sequence
4330590 in S581 build 10, patchrm fails with must be executed from a 2.6 or later system
4278860 patchrm on Solaris 7 breaks packages/pkgchk
4304640 ran installpatch and mkdir: usage: mkdir [-m mode] [-p] dirname ... showed up
4303509 installpatch will not patch 2.5.1 OS services on 2.4 server
4292990 patchadd apply_diPatch function does not set patch_quit
4299710 typo's in patch utilities
4115232 patches cannot be backed-out in miniroot environment
 
(from 107172-05)
 
4285837 backoupatch and patchrm can't handle multiple explicit obsoletions/requirements
 
(from 107172-04)
 
4258626 patchadd does not install packages in the correct order
4253076 patchrm should not remove patch directory if it did not back out a patch
4260216 pkgparam failed due to suffixed pkg created in .patchDB by installpatch
4258658 106125-06 causes patch packages to be backout incorrectly
 
(from 107172-03)
 
4245279 unable to patchadd patches to the miniroot before SUNWsibi is installed
 
(from 107172-02)
 
4224092 patchadd -R fails
 
(from 107172-01)
 
4186941 patchrm doesn't run the undo script if the pkg has bee n patched previously
4176890 patchadd - incorrect order in dependency checkings
4190866 cannot apply a patch to Miniroot using patchadd -C
4150762 patchadd spawns too many children, and runs slowly as a result
4193454 -u option for patchrm should be consistent with -u option for patchadd
4194281 Patchadd/pkgadd fail when /etc/vfstab file doesn't reflect the FS's mounted
4194308 patchadd -u doesn't ignore all patch requirements

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 7-9 releases, 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:  Monday, April 7, 2003

