Patch Name: PHCO_18766 Patch Description: s700_800 10.26 Higher level process can not write to syslog Creation Date: 99/08/23 Post Date: 99/08/27 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 10.26 s800: 10.26 Products: N/A Filesets: BLS.BLS-CORE Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Release Critical: No Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHCO_18766 Symptoms: PHCO_18766: A process running at a sensitivity level other than syslo is not able to write syslog messages. Defect Description: PHCO_18766: The default sensitivity level of the /dev/log is syslo. As a result of it, no process other than running at syslo level can write to the /dev/log device. Resolution: The default sensitivity level of the /dev/log is changed to WILDCARD. SR: 0000000000 Patch Files: /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.base/PHCO_18766.fcdb what(1) Output: /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.base/PHCO_18766.fcdb: $Revision: 1.1 etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.base/PH CO_18766.fcdb, hpux, hpux_10.26, ic5cy $ $Da te: 99/06/04 16:59:01 $ Hewlett Packard Co. 99/06/04 etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.base/PHCO_187 66.fcdb, hpux, hpux_10.26, ic5cy Revision 1. 1 PATCH_10.26 (PHCO_18766) cksum(1) Output: 2402999621 365 /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/05.base/ PHCO_18766.fcdb Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 50 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_18766 5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_18766.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/patch/PHCO_18766. 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_18766.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_18766.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None