HP Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server Version 5.1B-5 Patch Summary and Release Notes (March 2009)

Patch 27100.00
OSFXSYSMAN540
• Fixes a problem in dxaccounts in which the Modify option dumps core under
certain circumstances.
• Fixes several problems with dxaccounts on a system with ASU installed.
• Fixes several potential security vulnerabilities where, under certain circumstances,
system integrity may be compromised. These may be in the form of improper file
access.
• Corrects a problem with the userdel command that can cause it to dump core when
the shell field is empty in the passwd file.
• Corrects a problem with the usermod command not working as expected with
NIS +/- users.
• Fixes several minor problems with the account management tools.
• A potential security vulnerability has been discovered, where under certain
circumstances, system integrity may be compromised. This may be in the form of
passwords that have a length outside of the intended range.
• Updates the account management tools to use the latest versions of the ASU
(Advanced Server for UNIX) API calls when ASU is in use on the server.
• Updates the SysMan Menu layout in the online help.
• Corrects a problem in which extra leading and trailing spaces from the FIND dialog
box in dxaccounts are not trimmed before being used, which results in a search
failure.
• Modifies dxaccounts to display the account expiration date at first view.
• Fixes a condition in which a disabled I/O port incorrectly reports 100% utilization.
• Causes the display of instructions for creating the /dev/marvel_pfm file when the
file is not present on the system.
• Fixes a condition in which the menu does not wrap around when the window
width is too small to accommodate all the menu items.
• Adds the xmesh resource file /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Xmesh to customize xmesh.
• Allows the adjustment of the color key to change the percentage range for each
color.
• Modifies the dxaccounts application to prevent core dumps under the following
circumstances:
— When a UNIX login name is modified and its corresponding PC account is not
remapped to the new login name.
— When a user tries to modify the UNIX and PC account login names and then
tries to see information in PC user view.
— When the root user is selected from the drop-down list for modification.
— During a copy-and-paste operation of the Local/NIS template
— In the Retire function.
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