Patch-ID# 114343-07
Keywords: ksh sleeps
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9_x86: ksh patch
Date: Aug/30/2004


Install Requirements: Reboot after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 112964

Topic: 

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4750637 4753777 4786817 4790885 4801490 4804763 4902634 4902666 4927873 4985002 5010511 5056943

Changes incorporated in this version: 5056943

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: 

/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/pfksh
/usr/bin/rksh
/usr/xpg4/bin/sh

Problem Description:

5056943 Fix for BugID#4753777 introduced new ksh's bug
 
(from 114343-06)
 
5010511  ksh erroneously fails when stdin is closed
 
(from 114343-05)
 
4927873 *ksh* temporary file(/tmp/sh*) is not removed.
 
(from 114343-04)
 
4985002 *ksh* regression by the fix for 4753777
 
(from 114343-03)
 
4753777 *ksh* ksh core dumped
4804763 ksh race condition in pipelined commands
4902634 ksh(1) dumped a core in a different place of BugID#4753777
4902666 increase of the number of file descriptors that ksh(1) can open
 
(from 114343-02)
 
4786817 *ksh* The fix for bugid 4422293 4379531 was incomplete.
4790885 *ksh* hangs with line editing and background process.
4801490 ksh doesn't remove /tmp/sh* files
 
(from 114343-01)
 
4750637 ksh script hangs because child process sleeps in write system call.

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 7-9 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:
-----------------------------
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, August 30, 2004

