Patch-ID# 107844-05
Keywords: init sigterm sigkill inittab
Synopsis: SunOS 5.7_x86: /sbin/init and /usr/sbin/init patch
Date: Apr/05/2005


Install Requirements: Reboot immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 7_x86

SunOS Release: 5.7_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch: 107843

Topic: SunOS 5.7_x86: /sbin/init and /usr/sbin/init patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4225983 4247300 4250358 4662013 6183189 6185257

Changes incorporated in this version: 6183189 6185257

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: 

/sbin/init
/usr/sbin/init

Problem Description:

6183189 shutdown -i6 -g0 -y failed to reboot machine.
6185257 init can fail to update utmpx
 
(from 107844-04)
 
4662013 'shutdown -y -g0 -i6' may hang system due to incorrect SIGCLD signal handling
 
(from 107844-03)
 
4250358 init undoes default umask of 022 and ignores CMASK
 
(from 107844-02)
 
4247300 who -r shows no output at init level 3
 
(from 107844-01)
 
4225983 init q doesn't always send SIGTERM/SIGKILL to inittab entries
        set to off

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:
-----------------------------
 
Reboot the system immediately after patch installation.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, April 5, 2005