Patch Name: PHCO_23920

Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 sfd(1M) patch

Creation Date: 01/11/06

Post Date:  01/11/16

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
	s700: 11.11
	s800: 11.11

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical:
	Yes
	PHCO_23920: OTHER
		The "sfd" daemon may fail to start without this
		patch resulting in device special files not to be
		created for dynamically installed remote disks. As
		a result these dynamically installed remote disks
		will not be accessible from user space commands and
		applications.

Category Tags:
	defect_repair general_release critical

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_23920

Symptoms:
	PHCO_23920:
	1. JAGad37868 / SR 8606168590
	   /sbin/sfd fails to start and logs the error message
	   "sfd[]: pstat failed: Value too large to be stored
	   in data type." to syslog.log.

Defect Description:
	PHCO_23920:
	1. JAGad37868 / SR 8606168590
	   The /sbin/sfd daemon fails to start, when the
	   /etc/sfd.pid file contains a pid that does not correspond
	   to the sfd process. This happens due to improper error
	   handling when a 32 bit sfd daemon is run on a 64 bit OS.

	Resolution:
	   Errors that could occur when a 32 bit sfd daemon is run
	   on a 64 bit operating system has been handled
	   appropriately.

SR:
	8606168590

Patch Files:
	
	OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	/sbin/sfd

what(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	/sbin/sfd:
		sfd.c $Date: 2001/08/31 12:15:09  $Revision r11.11/1
			 PATCH_11.11 (PHCO_23920)
		$ Version_11.11  Aug 30 2001 05:36:04 $

cksum(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	2306055064 229376 /sbin/sfd

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes: None

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size: 250 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. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHCO_23920

	5. Run swinstall to install the patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \
			  -s /tmp/PHCO_23920.depot

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in 
	/var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_23920.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files
	option in the swinstall command above:

		-x patch_save_files=false

	WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed,
		 the patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_23920.text file is 
	available in the product readme:

		swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_23920.depot

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHCO_23920.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None