Patch-ID# 109036-07


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Keywords: security tasks projects extended accounting useradd userdel usermod
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: useradd/userdel/usermod patch
Date: Apr/01/2011


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109035

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: useradd/userdel/usermod patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.


Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
431227815015013
436123215034821
474215415122226
493870115181377
621184515242273
622109115245911
624981315257976
675344615511449
675488915512357
696444815652429
698974115673059
699696715678936
699921615680761


Changes incorporated in this version: 6753446 6754889 6964448 6989741 6996967 6999216

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 108529-01 108990-02 108992-02 108994-01 108998-03 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/etc/datemsk
/usr/sbin/groupadd
/usr/sbin/groupdel
/usr/sbin/groupmod
/usr/sbin/roleadd
/usr/sbin/roledel
/usr/sbin/rolemod
/usr/sbin/useradd
/usr/sbin/userdel
/usr/sbin/usermod

Problem Description:

6753446 usermgmt fix
6754889 user{add, mod, del} sources should use absolute paths
6964448 useradd fails for home directory with space
6989741 /usr/bin/cd doesn't behave like the shell built-in version leads to the need to keep movedir.c:system()
6996967 usermod does not remove the newly created home directory if move_dir() returns failure
6999216 location of subdir check in move_dir() can create an infinite copy of a directory into itself
 
(from 109036-06)
 
4938701 groupdel should leave "+" entries alone and other problems
 
(from 109036-05)
 
6249813 useradd/usermod -p dies with SEGV and dumps core
6221091 usermod(1M) dumped core when project name was specified
 
(from 109036-04)
 
6211845 increase buffer for group entries in useradd/usermod
 
(from 109036-03)
 
4742154 usermod -P option corrupts memory.
 
(from 109036-02)
 
4361232 useradd with -e option can't use "%B %d, %Y" format
 
(from 109036-01)
 
4312278 tasks, projects, extended accounting project


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' commands provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
 
	NOTE:	To get the complete support for Tasks, Projects and
		Accounting, one needs to install the following patches:
 
		108996-01 (or greater)  libproc.so.1 patch
		108992-02 (or greater)  libc patch
		109026-01 (or greater)  truss patch
		109004-01 (or greater)  acctadm patch
		109010-01 (or greater)  /etc/magic and /usr/bin/file patch
		109020-01 (or greater)  priocntl patch
		109028-01 (or greater)  wracct patch
		108998-01 (or greater)  libexacct and libproject patch
		109008-01 (or greater)  at/atrm/batch/cron patch
		109012-01 (or greater)  id patch
		109014-01 (or greater)  lastcomm patch
		109016-01 (or greater)  newtask patch
		109000-01 (or greater)  PAM patch
		109022-01 (or greater)  projects patch
		109024-01 (or greater)  ps patch
		109006-01 (or greater)  su.static and su patch
		109030-01 (or greater)  perl patch
		109018-01 (or greater)	pgrep and pkill patch
		109034-01 (or greater)  prstat patch
		109038-01 (or greater)  /var/yp/Makefile and
					/var/yp/nicknames patch
		109032-01 (or greater)  projadd/projdel/projmod patch


NOTE: The list of 'patches required with this patch' (above) has been
modified from the list specified at patch creation time. The reason for
the modification is that one or more of the required patches was
either never released or withdrawn after its release. The following
substitutions (which are guaranteed to satisfy the original requirements)
were therefore made:

108990-02 replaces 108990-01
108998-03 replaces 108998-01




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