Patch-ID# 108821-02
Keywords: user_auth compat crontab nsswitch nss_compat.so.1
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/nss_compat.so.1 patch
Date: Oct/28/2003


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 108820

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/nss_compat.so.1 patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4152876 4156580 4302441 4353836

Changes incorporated in this version: 4152876 4156580 4353836

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108994-27 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/nss_compat.so.1

Problem Description:

4353836 if more than 255 file descriptors are already open then gethostbyname fails
4152876 getspnam_r() fails due to use of fopen() in libnsl.so in applications under load
4156580 getnetlist uses fopen, limiting RPC to 256 descriptors
 
(from 108821-01)
 
4302441 user_auth should be supported by compat; crontab -e user/atq user fail as root

Patch Installation Instructions:
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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:
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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, October 28, 2003