Patch-ID# 113648-03
Keywords: mount leak descriptor parallel mounting symbol undefined
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /usr/sbin/mount patch
Date: Dec/10/2003


Install Requirements: Install in Single User Mode                      
                      Reboot after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 113649

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /usr/sbin/mount patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4152876 4353836 4715028 4947516

Changes incorporated in this version: 4947516

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/etc/fs/nfs/mount
/sbin/mount
/usr/sbin/mount

Problem Description:

4947516 Undefined symbol in /etc/lib/nss_files.so.1 between 108993-27 through 108993-30
 
(from 113648-02)
 
4353836 if more than 255 file descriptors are already open then gethostbyname fails
4152876 getspnam_r() fails due to use of fopen() in libnsl.so in applications under load
 
(from 113648-01)
 
4715028 mount has an open file descriptor 'leak' which is exposed with parallel mounting

Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, December 10, 2003

