Patch Name: PHCO_13770 Patch Description: s700_800 10.24 (VVOS) Auditd panics when filesystem is full Creation Date: 98/01/26 Post Date: 98/12/04 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 10.24 s800: 10.24 Products: N/A Filesets: VirtualVaultOS.VVOS-AUX-AUDIT VirtualVaultOS.VVOS-AUX-IA VirtualVaultOS.VVSAUD-ENG-A-MAN Automatic Reboot?: Yes Status: General Superseded Critical: Yes PHCO_13770: PANIC Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHCO_13770 Symptoms: PHCO_13770: The system panics when the filesystem is full and the system is shutdown. PHCO_11132: Reduce and alarmd do not support localization, a feature required by current customers. PHSS_10501: Under certain circumstances, reduce and alarmd can terminate abnormally when processing large audit records. PHCO_10479: The audit daemon creates invalid compaction files when processing very large audit records. PHCO_10375: The system will hang when auditing is enabled and the system load is heavy. Defect Description: PHCO_13770: If auditd is configured to shutdown the machine when no space is available for audit data, it panics the system instead of gracefully shutting down the machine when there is not filespace left. mkaud has a new -o option that displays the contents of the /tcb/files/audit/audit_parms file. PHCO_11132: This patch allows auditcmd/reduce/alarmd to retrieve their messages out of message catalogs and process multibyte characters. PHSS_10501: Large audit records submitted by privileged programs can result in reduce reporting a potential compression buffer overflow before abnormally terminating. The compression buffer is dynamically allocated and not in the process's stack. PHCO_10479: The audit daemon creates invalid compaction files when processing very large audit records. PHCO_10375: The auditd program loops when the system is under a heavy load. The problem occurs when audit files are switched. SR: 4701349159 4701354761 4701359273 4701359281 4701348854 4701350579 4701349159 5003397893 Patch Files: /usr/bin/auditcmd /tcb/bin/auditcmd /usr/bin/reduce /tcb/bin/reduce /tcb/bin/alarmd /tcb/bin/auditd /tcb/bin/mkaud /tcb/files/auditrc /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/reduce.cat /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/auditcmd.cat /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.patches/PHCO11132.fcdb /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/auditd.1m /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/mkaud.1m /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/reduce.1m /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/alarmd.1m /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/auditcmd.1m what(1) Output: /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.patches/PHCO11132.fcdb: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL 1.3 etc/auth/system/ files.fcdb/05.patches/PHCO11132.fcdb, files_ etc, vvos_davis, davis81 $ $Date: 97/08/20 1 7:03:44 $ etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.patches/PHCO11132.fcdb , files_etc, vvos_davis, davis81 $Date: 98/0 1/28 15:30:09 $ $Revision: 1.3 PATCH_10.24 ( PHCO_11132) $ /usr/bin/auditcmd: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ seccmd/auditcmd.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davis81 $D ate: 98/01/28 15:25:59 $ $Revision: 1.14.3.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11132) $ /usr/bin/reduce: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ seccmd/reduce.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davis81 $Dat e: 98/01/28 15:26:02 $ $Revision: 1.69 PATCH _10.24 (PHCO_11132) $ /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/reduce.cat: None /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/auditcmd.cat: None /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/auditd.1m: None /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/mkaud.1m: None /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/reduce.1m: None /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/alarmd.1m: None /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/auditcmd.1m: None /tcb/bin/auditd: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ Source: seccmd/auditd.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davi s82 $Date: 98/01/28 15:31:34 $ $Revision: 1. 27.1.6 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_13770) $ lib/libsecurity/identity.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:52 $ $Re vision: 1.8 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/mandlib.c, libsecurity_macilb, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:54 $ $R evision: 1.17 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/privileges.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $ Revision: 1.1.1.12 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/psecerror.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $R evision: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/subsystems.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:57 $ $ Revision: 1.10.1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/compress.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $R evision: 1.6 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/vendor.c, libsecurity, vvos_davis, d avis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:06 $ $Revision: 1.9 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_conf.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:54 $ $Re vision: 1.5 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/discr.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revis ion: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/authaudit.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $ Revision: 1.21 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_errlst.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $ Revision: 1.8 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_nls.c, libsecurity, vvos_davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:30:01 $ $Revision : 1.1.1.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_12734) $ lib/libsecurity/acllib.c, libsecurity_acl, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $Revis ion: 1.2.3.2 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/auditdb.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:28 $ $Re vision: 1.15 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fields.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_davis , davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revisi on: 1.10 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fileattr.c, libsecurity_fs, vvos_dav is, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:29:11 $ $Revi sion: 1.9 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/getdvagent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:51 $ $Re vision: 1.14 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ Internal_Unsupported_Version libc.a_ID@@/main/r10dav /libc_dav/15 /ux/libc/libs/libc/archive_pa1/libc.a_ID Jan 28 1998 18:33:58 /tcb/bin/mkaud: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ $Source: seccmd/mkaud.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davi s82 $ $Date: 98/01/28 15:31:35 $ $Revision: 1.22.1.2 PATCH_10.24 (PHSS_13770) $ lib/libsecurity/discr.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revis ion: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/identity.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:52 $ $Re vision: 1.8 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/mandlib.c, libsecurity_macilb, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:54 $ $R evision: 1.17 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/privileges.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $ Revision: 1.1.1.12 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/subsystems.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:57 $ $ Revision: 1.10.1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_conf.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:54 $ $Re vision: 1.5 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/authaudit.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $ Revision: 1.21 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_nls.c, libsecurity, vvos_davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:30:01 $ $Revision : 1.1.1.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_12734) $ lib/libsecurity/acllib.c, libsecurity_acl, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $Revis ion: 1.2.3.2 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/auditdb.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:28 $ $Re vision: 1.15 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fields.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_davis , davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revisi on: 1.10 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fileattr.c, libsecurity_fs, vvos_dav is, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:29:11 $ $Revi sion: 1.9 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/getdvagent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:51 $ $Re vision: 1.14 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ Internal_Unsupported_Version libc.a_ID@@/main/r10dav /libc_dav/15 /ux/libc/libs/libc/archive_pa1/libc.a_ID Jan 28 1998 18:33:58 /tcb/bin/auditcmd: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ seccmd/auditcmd.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davis81 $D ate: 98/01/28 15:25:59 $ $Revision: 1.14.3.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11132) $ lib/libsecurity/getprdfent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:51 $ $Re vision: 1.6.1.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/identity.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:52 $ $Re vision: 1.8 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/mandlib.c, libsecurity_macilb, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:54 $ $R evision: 1.17 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/privileges.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $ Revision: 1.1.1.12 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/psecerror.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $R evision: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/subsystems.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:57 $ $ Revision: 1.10.1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_nls.c, libsecurity, vvos_davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:30:01 $ $Revision : 1.1.1.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_12734) $ lib/libsecurity/auditdb.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:28 $ $Re vision: 1.15 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/discr.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revis ion: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fields.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_davis , davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revisi on: 1.10 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/getprpwent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:52 $ $Re vision: 1.9.2.2 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/getprtcent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:52 $ $Re vision: 1.9 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/authaudit.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $ Revision: 1.21 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_conf.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:54 $ $Re vision: 1.5 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_errlst.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $ Revision: 1.8 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/acllib.c, libsecurity_acl, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $Revis ion: 1.2.3.2 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/getdvagent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:51 $ $Re vision: 1.14 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fileattr.c, libsecurity_fs, vvos_dav is, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:29:11 $ $Revi sion: 1.9 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ Internal_Unsupported_Version libc.a_ID@@/main/r10dav /libc_dav/15 /ux/libc/libs/libc/archive_pa1/libc.a_ID Jan 28 1998 18:33:58 /tcb/bin/reduce: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ seccmd/reduce.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davis81 $Dat e: 98/01/28 15:26:02 $ $Revision: 1.69 PATCH _10.24 (PHCO_11132) $ lib/libsecalarm/app_event.c, libsecalarm, vvos_davis , davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:29:21 $ $Revisi on: 1.2.1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11954) $ lib/libsecurity/acllib.c, libsecurity_acl, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $Revis ion: 1.2.3.2 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fields.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_davis , davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revisi on: 1.10 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/identity.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:52 $ $Re vision: 1.8 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/mandlib.c, libsecurity_macilb, vvos_ davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:54 $ $R evision: 1.17 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/printbuf.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $Re vision: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/privileges.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:55 $ $ Revision: 1.1.1.12 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/subsystems.c, libsecurity_util, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:57 $ $ Revision: 1.10.1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_conf.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:54 $ $Re vision: 1.5 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/sec_nls.c, libsecurity, vvos_davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:30:01 $ $Revision : 1.1.1.4 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_12734) $ lib/libsecurity/discr.c, libsecurity_util, vvos_davi s, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:50 $ $Revis ion: 1.7 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/getdvagent.c, libsecurity_ia, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:51 $ $Re vision: 1.14 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/authaudit.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos _davis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:25:48 $ $ Revision: 1.21 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/auditdb.c, libsecurity_audit, vvos_d avis, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:27:28 $ $Re vision: 1.15 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ lib/libsecurity/fileattr.c, libsecurity_fs, vvos_dav is, davis81 $Date: 98/01/28 15:29:11 $ $Revi sion: 1.9 PATCH_10.24 (PHCO_11251) $ Internal_Unsupported_Version libc.a_ID@@/main/r10dav /libc_dav/15 /ux/libc/libs/libc/archive_pa1/libc.a_ID Jan 28 1998 18:33:58 /tcb/bin/alarmd: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Level vvos_davis40 $ $Header: Hewlett-Packard ISSL Release vvos_ davis $ $Date: Wed Jan 28 16:04:11 EST 1998 $ seccmd/reduce.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davis81 $Dat e: 98/01/28 15:26:02 $ $Revision: 1.69 PATCH _10.24 (PHCO_11132) $ seccmd/alarm.c, cmdsaudit, vvos_davis, davis81 $Date : 98/01/28 15:29:15 $ $Revision: 1.22.1.3 PA TCH_10.24 (PHCO_11132) $ /tcb/files/auditrc: $Revision: Hewlett-Packard ISSL 1.3.2.6 tcb/files/au ditrc, files_tcb, vvos_davis, davis82 $ $Dat e: 98/01/28 15:23:29 $ $Source: tcb/files/auditrc, files_tcb, vvos_davis, d avis82 $ $Date: 98/01/28 15:31:35 $ $Revisio n: 1.3.2.6 PATCH_10.24 (PHSS_13770) $ cksum(1) Output: 2534528437 1818 /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.patches/ PHCO11132.fcdb 282444183 20480 /usr/bin/auditcmd 3504486394 102400 /usr/bin/reduce 1885941187 27226 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/reduce.cat 2848346439 1773 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/auditcmd.cat 4077912268 4502 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/auditd.1m 1356354018 3610 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/mkaud.1m 2491255109 5671 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/reduce.1m 263537385 3572 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/alarmd.1m 1853180505 3275 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/auditcmd.1m 2019268834 462848 /tcb/bin/auditd 3523934142 446464 /tcb/bin/mkaud 1376447177 458752 /tcb/bin/auditcmd 2512788674 540672 /tcb/bin/reduce 4017719234 118784 /tcb/bin/alarmd 377566615 2640 /tcb/files/auditrc Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: s700: 10.24: PHCO_11251 PHCO_11954 s800: 10.24: PHCO_11251 PHCO_11954 Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: PHCO_10375 PHCO_10479 PHSS_10501 PHCO_11132 Equivalent Patches: PHCO_13759: s700: 10.09 s800: 10.09 PHCO_13760: s700: 10.16 s800: 10.16 Patch Package Size: 2240 KBytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PHCO_13770 5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_13770.depot 5b. For a homogeneous NFS Diskless cluster run swcluster on the server to install the patch on the server and the clients: swcluster -i -b This will invoke swcluster in the interactive mode and force all clients to be shut down. WARNING: All cluster clients must be shut down prior to the patch installation. Installing the patch while the clients are booted is unsupported and can lead to serious problems. The swcluster command will invoke an swinstall session in which you must specify: alternate root path - default is /export/shared_root/OS_700 source depot path - /tmp/PHCO_13770.depot To complete the installation, select the patch by choosing "Actions -> Match What Target Has" and then "Actions -> Install" from the Menubar. 5c. For a heterogeneous NFS Diskless cluster: - run swinstall on the server as in step 5a to install the patch on the cluster server. - run swcluster on the server as in step 5b to install the patch on the cluster clients. By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/patch/PHCO_13770. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, you can create an empty file named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE. Warning: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. It is recommended that you move the PHCO_13770.text file to /var/adm/sw/patch for future reference. To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHCO_13770.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: If this patch is installed in conjunction with a new VirtualVault 2.0 installation, this patch must be applied after the installation of the VirtualVault software. If this patch is not installed after the VirtualVault software has been loaded, the commands reduce, alarmd, and auditcmd will not be the latest version and the functionality of this patch will be lost. At boot time, the audit daemon must have space available for a minimum of two compaction files in the root filesystem, even if auditing is not enabled. If the space is not available at that time, a shell is brought up so that the system administrator can create the required space. The system cannot continue booting until the required space is available in the root filesystem. When switching to an alternate (multi-user) directory or automatically rolling an audit session to an alternate directory, the requirement for space for a minimum of two compaction files also applies to the alternate filesystem. Without the available space on the alternate filesystem, auditd either shuts down auditing or shuts down the entire system, depending on administrator defined parameters.