Patch-ID# 103723-05
Keywords: security cron NIS NFS hang batch queue crontab batch atq atrm y2000
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5: /usr/bin/at patch
Date: Aug/25/97

Solaris Release: 2.5

SunOS Release: 5.5

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Topic: SunOS 5.5: /usr/bin/at patch

       NOTE:    We recommend installing all of the following bundled Solaris 2.5 
                OS/Networking patches which contain the Y2000 fixes: 
   
                102964-07  (or higher revs)    lp patch 
                103153-15  (or higher revs)    kernel/fs/ufs & usr/lib/fs/ufs/fsck patch 
                103178-04  (or higher revs)    pam security patch
                103187-26  (or higher revs)    libc, libnsl, nis_cachemgr & rpc.nisd patch 
                103241-03  (or higher revs)    BCP (binary compatibility) patch 
                103261-04  (or higher revs)    ufsdump and ufsrestore patch 
                103723-04  (or higher revs)    cron/crontab/at/atq/atrm patch 
                103945-02  (or higher revs)    accounting patch
                104466-02  (or higher revs)    usr/bin/date patch 
                104861-01  (or higher revs)    usr/sbin/sar patch  
                104863-02  (or higher revs)    troff macro patch      
                104865-01  (or higher revs)    usr/bin/passwd patch 
                104867-01  (or higher revs)    usr/lib/saf/listen patch 
                104869-01  (or higher revs)    usr/lib/libadm.a and usr/lib/libadm.so.1 patch 
                104871-01  (or higher revs)    usr/vmsys/bin/initial patch
                104889-01  (or higher revs)    usr/bin/uustat patch
                105018-01  (or higher revs)    usr/lib/libkrb.a and & usr/lib/libkrb.so.1 patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1178638 1226227 1230784 1255421 1258772 1265200 4038328 4063161

Changes incorporated in this version: 1265200 4063161

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 103138-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/at
/usr/bin/atq
/usr/bin/atrm
/usr/bin/crontab
/usr/sbin/cron

Problem Description:

1265200 *at* security problem
4063161 *at* from 512 byte long directory gives bus error.

(from 103723-04)

1258772 atq prints 19100 something if system date is 2000 or greater

(from 103723-03)

4038328 batch jobs accumulate in the queue when they should be running

(from 103723-02)

1255421 *cron* cron jobs are not always executed
1178638 *cron* job doesn't run if set to run on 2 fields in fields 3,4,5 of crontab

(from 103723-01)

1230784 *cron* can lose jobs when NIS or NFS servers hang

(from 103138-01)

1226227 batch jobs fails to run, cronlog contains the job, because stdout not flushed

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
	
       NOTE:    We recommend installing all of the following bundled Solaris 2.5  
                OS/Networking patches which contain the Y2000 fixes: 
    
                102964-07  (or higher revs)    lp patch 
                103153-15  (or higher revs)    kernel/fs/ufs & usr/lib/fs/ufs/fsck patch  
                103178-04  (or higher revs)    pam security patch
                103187-26  (or higher revs)    libc, libnsl, nis_cachemgr & rpc.nisd patch  
                103241-03  (or higher revs)    BCP (binary compatibility) patch 
                103261-04  (or higher revs)    ufsdump and ufsrestore patch 
                103723-04  (or higher revs)    cron/crontab/at/atq/atrm patch  
                103945-02  (or higher revs)    accounting patch 
                104466-02  (or higher revs)    usr/bin/date patch  
                104861-01  (or higher revs)    usr/sbin/sar patch   
                104863-02  (or higher revs)    troff macro patch       
                104865-01  (or higher revs)    usr/bin/passwd patch 
                104867-01  (or higher revs)    usr/lib/saf/listen patch  
                104869-01  (or higher revs)    usr/lib/libadm.a and usr/lib/libadm.so.1 patch 
                104871-01  (or higher revs)    usr/vmsys/bin/initial patch 
                104889-01  (or higher revs)    usr/bin/uustat patch
                105018-01  (or higher revs)    usr/lib/libkrb.a and & usr/lib/libkrb.so.1 patch