Patch Name:  PHCO_6770

Patch Description: s700_800 10.X acctcms(1m) cumulative patch

Creation Date: 96/02/05

Post Date:  96/02/07

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s700: 10.00 10.01 10.10
        s800: 10.00 10.01 10.10

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        Accounting.ACCOUNTNG

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHCO_6770

Symptoms:
        PHCO_6770:
        This patch fixes the "hash table overflow"  error,
        when  acctcms(1m)  is run on a system  where large
        number  of users  have  logged  in.  The fix is to
        make the CSIZE variable  which was defined as 1000
        to be redefined as 3000.

        PHCO_6610:
        If  /etc/acct/holidays   file  has  more  than  20
        entries, acctcms(1M) fails saying,

        pnpsplit: Too many holidays. Limit is 20
        pnpsplit: Holidays table setup failed

Defect Description:
        PHCO_6770:
        This patch fixes the "hash table overflow"  error,
        when  acctcms(1m) is run with a system where large
        number  of users  have  logged  in.  The fix is to
        make the CSIZE variable  which was defined as 1000
        to be redefined as 3000.

        PHCO_6610:
        Request   to   increase   NHOLIDAYS   which  is  a
        hard-coded   limit   (of   20)   in  the   command
        acctcms(1M).  Due to this,  the  command  exits if
        the  /usr/lib/acct/holidays  file has more than 20
        entries.  The limit has been raised to 50.

SR:
        5003292862

Patch Files:
        /usr/sbin/acct/acctcms

what(1) Output:
        /usr/sbin/acct/acctcms:
                $Revision: 72.42.2.1 $
                PATCH_10_0MR: hpux_rel.o acctcms.o 96/02/05

cksum(1) Output:
        2952126771 24576 /usr/sbin/acct/acctcms

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:
        PHCO_6610

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size:  80 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_6770

        5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the
            patch:

                swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
                        -s /tmp/PHCO_6770.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_6770.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.  The cluster clients
                  must be shut down as described in step 5b.

        By default swinstall will archive the original software in
        /var/adm/sw/patch/PHCO_6770.  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_6770.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_6770.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions:  None