Patch Name:  PHCO_9743

Patch Description: s700 9.X passwd(1) patch for -2 gid, NFSD, uname

Creation Date: 97/01/07

Post Date:  97/01/08

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_9743

Symptoms:
        PHCO_9743:
        - problem with user name.

        PHCO_9645:
        - problem with user name.
        - /etc/passwd becomes empty if file system is full.

Defect Description:
        PHCO_9743:
        - defective fix for problem with user name.

        PHCO_9645:
        - problem with user name.
        - rename always done, even when fclose fails.

SR:
        4701341073 4701342055

Patch Files:  
        /bin/passwd

what(1) Output:
        /bin/passwd:
                $Revision: 70.3.1.6 $
                PATCH_9_05: passwd.o 97/01/07

sum(1) Output:
        40717 48 /bin/passwd

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  
        PHCO_9645

Equivalent Patches:
        PHCO_9640:
        s700: 10.00 10.01 10.10
        s800: 10.00 10.01 10.10

        PHCO_9641:
        s700: 10.20
        s800: 10.20

        PHCO_9742:
        s800: 9.00 9.04

Patch Package Size:  80 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_9743 .
                sh PHCO_9743

        3. Become root and run update:

                /etc/update [-r [kernel_gen_file]] -s \
                        /tmp/PHCO_9743.updt PHCO_9743

        Update moves the original software to
        /system/PHCO_9743/orig.  Keep this file to recover from any
        potential problems.  You should move the .text file to
        /system/PHCO_9743 for future reference.

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

                dd if=PHCO_9743.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048

Special Installation Instructions:  None