Patch-ID# 116014-07


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Keywords: security usermod rolemod authorizations
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: /usr/sbin/usermod patch
Date: Mar/18/2011


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 116015

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

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
474215415122226
493870115181377
502724715205104
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:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/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 116014-06)
 
4938701 groupdel should leave "+" entries alone and other problems
 
(from 116014-05)
 
6249813 useradd/usermod -p dies with SEGV and dumps core
6221091 usermod(1M) dumped core when project name was specified
 
(from 116014-04)
 
6211845 increase buffer for group entries in useradd/usermod
 
(from 116014-03)
 
5027247 useradd/usermod with same supplementary group as primary group does not work
 
(from 116014-02)
 
        This patch was respun to address a packaging issue.
 
(from 116014-01)
 
4742154 usermod -P option corrupts memory


Patch Installation Instructions:
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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:
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None.


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