Patch-ID# 112998-05

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Keywords: security syslogd msgid qfe link message error shut down
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: /usr/sbin/syslogd patch
Date: Jul/25/2008

Install Requirements: Reboot after installing this patch to activate the changes delivered. An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 114932

Topic: SunOS 5.9: /usr/sbin/syslogd patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR #	Bug #
4243984	14990236
4424387	15056019
4558909	15090062
4665297	15103567
4670382	15104736
4670414	15104744
4670468	15104753
4674435	15105575
4705713	15112644
4772471	15131571
4787413	15136071
4812764	15144590
6221022	15245874
6580293	15409724

Changes incorporated in this version: 6580293

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/syslogd

Problem Description:

6580293 syslogd should use private pool of door server threads
 
(from 112998-04)
 
6221022 syslogd grows due to hostname lookup
 
(from 112998-03)
 
4772471 console logfile corrupted due to syslogd: some logger thread(s) are stuck
4787413 syslogd: Bad terminal owner; root owns '/dev/console' but utmp says LOGIN
4812764 syslogd: dumps core with large size (> 1024) packet.
 
(from 112998-02)
 
4674435 when msgid=0 was configured in log.conf, qfe link messages not logged
4705713 syslogd outputs error messages when shutting down the system
 
(from 112998-01)
 
4243984 syslogd drops FORW messages
4424387 syslogd gathers unnecessary information
4558909 syslogd stops logging remote messages after restart
4665297 syslogd shuts down itself
4670382 syslogd opens door too early
4670414 syslogd should not close door while reconfiguring
4670468 syslogd does not log its error message

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 7-10 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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None.

README -- Last modified date: Friday, November 9, 2012