Patch-ID# 109024-07

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Keywords: security tasks projects extended accounting ps cache
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: ps command patch
Date: Apr/10/2007


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109023

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: ps command patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4312278 4519180 4559012 4706669 4785109 4798073 4988595 5045071 6491490 6536923

Changes incorporated in this version: 6536923

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108529-01 108990-01 108992-02 108994-01 108998-01 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/bin/i86/ps
/usr/ucb/i86/ps

Problem Description:

6536923 T109023-06 and T109024-06 are delivering ps without SUID bit
 
(from 109024-06)
 
6491490 /usr/ucb/ps is filling /tmp with files ps.chars
 
(from 109024-05)
 
4798073 /usr/ucb/ps -e should display environment variables only for user-owned processes
5045071 /usr/ucb/ps gxuaww only displays caller's processes
 
(from 109024-04)
 
4988595 defunct processes show the output as "0" instead of "-"
 
(from 109024-03)
 
4519180 ps shows date of Jan_01 for defunct processes when using -o stime
4706669 ps utility uses the FORBIDDEN 'cftime' instead of strftime function
4785109 ps core dump with -o etime
 
(from 109024-02)
 
4559012 /usr/ucb/ps hangs after reboot until one is killed creating /tmp/ps_data
 
(from 109024-01)
 
4312278 tasks, projects, extended accounting project

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
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 7-10 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:
-----------------------------
 
        NOTE:   To get the complete support for Tasks, Projects and
                Accounting, one also needs to install the following patches:
 
                108996-01 (or greater)   /usr/lib/libproc.so.1 patch
                109026-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/i86/truss patch
                109004-01 (or greater)   /etc/init.d/acctadm and
                                         /usr/sbin/acctadm patch
                109010-01 (or greater)   /etc/magic and /usr/bin/file patch
                109020-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/priocntl patch
                109028-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/wracct patch
                109008-01 (or greater)   at/atrm/batch/cron patch
                109012-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/id and /usr/xpg4/bin/id patch
                109014-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/lastcomm patch
                109016-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/newtask patch
                109000-01 (or greater)   PAM patch
                109022-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/projects patch
                109006-01 (or greater)   /sbin/su.static and /usr/bin/su patch
                109036-01 (or greater)   useradd/userdel/usermod patch
                109030-01 (or greater)   perl patch
                109018-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/pgrep and /usr/bin/pkill patch
                109034-01 (or greater)   /usr/bin/i86/prstat patch
                109038-01 (or greater)   /var/yp/Makefile and
                                         /var/yp/nicknames patch
                109032-01 (or greater)   projadd/projdel/projmod patch

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, April 10, 2007

