Patch Name: PHCO_29816

Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 rc(1M) scripts cumulative patch

Creation Date: 04/01/02

Post Date: 04/01/26

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: No

Category Tags:
	defect_repair general_release

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_29816

Symptoms:
	PHCO_29816:
	( SR:8606325361 CR:JAGae87651 )
	On line terminals, /sbin/rc reports failure even when
	service runs successfully in background.

	PHCO_28317:
	( SR:8606301844 CR:JAGae65207 )
	  After the installation of the latest sh-posix
	  patch (PHCO_25597 or newer patch), rc scripts
	  on  some  systems show  the  following  error
	  message during bootup:
	  " /sbin/rc[41]: 079: The  specified number is
	  not valid for this command."

Defect Description:
	PHCO_29816:
	( SR:8606325361 CR:JAGae87651 )
	The service invoked by /sbin/rc returns value 4, if running
	in background. This is incorrectly reported as failure by
	/sbin/rc.utils. This defect is visible only if a line
	terminal is attached to the system.

	Resolution:
	The script, /sbin/rc.utils, is modified to check for the
	return value when the service is running in background and
	display correct status.

	PHCO_28317:
	( SR:8606301844 CR:JAGae65207 )
	  Due to  adherence to ISOC standards,  sh-posix
	  (PHCO_25597 or newer patch) recognizes numbers
	  starting with "0" as octal and  those starting
	  with "0x" or "0X" as hexadecimal numbers in
	  arithmetic expressions involving "let" or ((..)).

	  rc.utils script containing the following lines:
	    let ROWS="$rows"
	    let COLS="$cols"
	  where "rows" and "cols" are variables having 3
	  characters to represent the number of rows and
	  columns of the terminal.If $rows or $cols starts
	  with a leading '0',then sh-posix(1) recognizes
	  these  numbers as  octal  numbers  instead  of
	  recognizing them as decimal numbers.
	  For example, if the value of "rows" is set to
	  "079", then  sh-posix(1) will  recognize the
	  value of "rows" as octal number while processing
	  the statement "let ROWS="$rows"".Since "079"
	  isn't a  valid  octal number,the following error
	  message is displayed during bootup:
	  "/sbin/rc[41]: 079: The specified  number is not
	  valid for this command."

	Resolution:
	1.The fix is to change the lines:
	    let ROWS="$rows"
	    let COLS="$cols"
	  to
	    let ROWS="${rows##*(0)}"
	    let COLS="${cols##*(0)}"
	  which removes the leading zeroes.

Enhancement:
	No

SR:
	8606301844 8606325361

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

what(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	/sbin/rc.utils:
		rc.utils $Date: 2003/09/26 00:08:10 $Revision: r11.1
			1/2 PATCH_11.11 (PHCO_29816)

cksum(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	877405903 21454 /sbin/rc.utils

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes:
	PHCO_28317 

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size: 30 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_29816

	5. Run swinstall to install the patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \
			  -s /tmp/PHCO_29816.depot

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in 
	/var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_29816.  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_29816.text file is 
	available in the product readme:

		swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_29816.depot

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

		dd if=/tmp/PHCO_29816.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions:
	Installation of this patch removes any
	  customization done by the user to
	  "/sbin/rc.utils" file.On such cases the user
	  has to restore the customization if required.