TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE: TF2072 - NIS Command Upgrade
DATE:  29JUN95
README FOR:  TF2072
PRODUCT and VERSION:

UnixWare 2.01

Installation Instructions:  

DATATYPE: datastream

1.  Download the tf2072.Z and tf2072.txt files to the /tmp directory
    on your machine.

2.  Read the release notes contained in this file and follow the 
    instuctions to add the package to your system.

3.  Now become root, uncompress the file and add the package to your 
    system using the following commands:

        $ su
        # uncompress /tmp/tf2072.Z
        # pkgadd -d /tmp/tf2072

ENGINEERING REALEASE NOTES
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Title
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PTF2072 - NIS Command Upgrade

Product And Version
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UnixWare 2.01

Abstract
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The /usr/bin/ps command needs to be built dynamically to display NIS
user ids properly and the /etc/init.d/nis startup script uses /sbin/ps.

Symptom
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The /usr/bin/ps command does not display NIS information properly since
it is built with static libraries.  The /etc/init.d/nis startup script
populates the /etc/ps_data using /sbin/ps and the NIS information is not
setup correctly.


SOLUTION SPECIFICS
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General Description.
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The /usr/bin/ps command was re-built using dynamic libraries so that
NIS configured systems display all NIS data properly.

When the system is booted, the NIS startup script populates the
/etc/ps_data file with NIS information properly using /usr/bin/ps
instead of /sbin/ps.


New Features.
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None.

Software Notes and Recommendations.
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This PTF should ONLY be installed on UnixWare 2.01 systems that have
the Network Information Services, nis, package installed.

Testing of the modified software contained in this package has been
conducted only to the extent necessary to confirm that it resolves the
problem(s) stated above ("Symptom").  Such testing consists of
recreating the problem conditions and verifying that the problem no 
longer occurs.  No other testing of this software has been done.

Hardware Notes and Recommendations.
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This PTF is targeted for the i386, i486 and Pentium CPU's.