Patch Name:  PHCO_5806

Patch Description: s700 9.X Remove swapinfo 2GB limit and allow user access

Creation Date: 95/07/12

Post Date:  95/07/24

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

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        SYS-ADMIN

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700/9.X/PHCO_5806

Symptoms:
        PHCO_5806:
        Swapinfo is not executable by non-root users and prints
        incorrect data for swap partitions > 2GB.

Defect Description:
        PHCO_5806:
        Swapinfo requires special permissions in order to read
        /dev/kmem to get the information it needs.  Modified the
        computation of swap areas.

SR:
        5003254490

Patch Files:  
        /etc/swapinfo

what(1) Output:
        /etc/swapinfo:
                $Revision: 70.3.2.3 $
                PATCH_9_05: swapinfo.o 95/07/12

sum(1) Output:
        61304 56 /etc/swapinfo

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  
        PHCO_5552 PHCO_5602

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size:  90 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_5806 .
                sh PHCO_5806

        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_5806.updt"

        7. Press "Done" (f4).

        8. Follow the standard directions for update.

        Update moves the original software to
        /system/PHCO_5806/orig.  Keep this file to recover from any
        potential problems.  You should move the .text file to
        /system/PHCO_5806 for future reference.

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

                dd if=PHCO_5806.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048

Special Installation Instructions:  None