OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 145125-02


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Keywords: security useradd usermod numeric
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 144501-19 SunOS 5.10_x86: usermgmt patch
Date: Feb/03/2011


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 10_x86

SunOS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 145124

Topic: SunOS 5.10_x86: usermgmt patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
643946715336107
675344615511449
675488915512357
696444815652429
698974115673059
699696715678936
699921615680761


Changes incorporated in this version: 6754889 6964448 6989741 6996967 6999216

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 138080-01 138090-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 120012-14 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 144501-19

Files included with this patch:

/usr/sbin/roleadd
/usr/sbin/roledel
/usr/sbin/rolemod
/usr/sbin/useradd
/usr/sbin/userdel
/usr/sbin/usermod

Problem Description:

6754889 problem with Solaris utility
6964448 useradd fails for home directory with space
6989741 problem with Solaris utility
6996967 usermod does not remove 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 145125-01)
 
6753446 usermgmt fix
 
(from 138090-01)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 138080-01
        into Solaris S10U6 update.
 
(from 138080-01)
 
6439467 useradd -g and usermod -g fail if specifying groupname containing only numeric (no alpha) characters


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.


README -- Last modified date: Saturday, November 10, 2012