Patch-ID# 114732-03

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Keywords: shutdown -y -g0 -i6 sigcld init inittab
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9_x86: init patch
Date: Dec/12/2006


Install Requirements: Reboot immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 113032

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: init patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4662013 4868026 6183189 6185257 6426085 6439960

Changes incorporated in this version: 6426085 6439960

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:

6426085 init hangs when changing state
6439960 Solaris PAM framework buffer overflow causes core dump
 
(from 114732-02)
 
6183189 shutdown -i6 -g0 -y failed to reboot machine
6185257 init can fail to update utmpx
4868026 large inittabs cause init to kill random processes on state changes
 
(from 114732-01)
 
4662013 'shutdown -y -g0 -i6' may hang system due to incorrect SIGCLD signal handling

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 7-10 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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NOTE 1: To get the complete fix for 6439960 (Solaris PAM framework buffer
        overflow causes core dump), please also install the following
        patch:
 
        114242-28 (or greater)  ldap library patch

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, December 12, 2006