Patch Name:  PHCO_5599

Patch Description: s700 9.X cumulative su(1) patch including perf. tuning

Creation Date: 95/05/31

Post Date:  95/05/31

Repost:  95/07/18
        The patch was modified to allow installation on HP-UX 9.07.

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s700: 9.01 9.03 9.05 9.07

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        UX-CORE

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700/9.X/PHCO_5599

Symptoms:
        PHCO_5599:
        When  there  are a large  number  of  users  in an NIS  (YP)
        environment  in a  single  domain  the  performance  of  the
        password and group look ups, and associated  utilities (e.g.
        cron, login, su) may be slow.

        PHCO_2373:
        su(1)  will core dump if NIS is set up on the system  but is
        not enabled with ypserv(1M) and ypbind(1M).

Defect Description:
        PHCO_5599:
        When  there  are a large  number  of  users  in an NIS  (YP)
        environment  in a  single  domain  the  performance  of  the
        password and group look ups, and associated  utilities (e.g.
        cron, login, su) may be slow.

        PHCO_2373:
        This version of su was compiled with the  PHCO_2278  version
        of libc  which  includes  PHCO_1762.  The  description  from
        PHCO_1762:  A  call  to  getgrent(3C)   will  core  dump  if
        /etc/group or /etc/logingroup contains an entry of the form:
        "+::"  and (NIS or YP) is not enabled.

SR:
        5003119230 5003229302

Patch Files:  
        /usr/lib/nls/C/su.cat
        /bin/su

what(1) Output:
        /usr/lib/nls/C/su.cat:
                None
        /bin/su:
                PATCH/9_0 PHCO_559[8/9] $Revision: 70.1.2.2 $
                PATCH_9_05: su.o 95/05/31

sum(1) Output:
        17077 1 /usr/lib/nls/C/su.cat
        1161 320 /bin/su

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  
        s700: 9.01 9.03 9.05 9.07: PHCO_5530

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  
        PHCO_2373

Equivalent Patches:
        PHCO_5598:
        s800: 9.00 9.04

Patch Package Size:  220 Kbytes

Installation Instructions:  
        Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
        SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
        and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
        restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
        before installing this patch.
        ------------------------------------------------------------
        1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

        2. Copy the patch to your /tmp directory and unshar it:

                cd /tmp
                cp patch_source/PHCO_5599 .
                sh PHCO_5599

        3. Become root and run update:

                /etc/update

        4. Use the cursor keys to select "Change Source or
           Destination ->" and press [Return].

        5. Select "From Tape Device to Local System ..."
           in the Change window and

        6. Change "Source: /dev/rmt/0m" to
           "Source: /tmp/PHCO_5599.updt"

        7. Press "Done" (f4).

        8. Follow the standard directions for update.

        Update moves the original software to
        /system/PHCO_5599/orig.  Keep this file to recover from any
        potential problems.  You should move the .text file to
        /system/PHCO_5599 for future reference.

        To put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the
        tape drive, use dd:

                dd if=PHCO_5599.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048

Special Installation Instructions:  None