Patch Name: PHNE_12707

Patch Description: s700_800 10.01 bootpd(1M) cumulative patch with DEBUG

Creation Date: 97/09/26

Post Date:  97/11/07

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

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-BOOT

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHNE_12707

Symptoms:
	PHNE_12707:
	Sending the signal SIGUSR1 does not increase the debug
	output of bootpd.

	PHNE_7690:
		If the number of interfaces approaches 10 (or
		goes over 10), the server will not find some
		of them.  It will then not be able to send
		boot replies over those unfound interfaces.
		The auto flag does not work properly with the
		"to" (time offset) tag.

	PHNE_6265:
		syslog fills up with messages that look like:

		bootpd[6945]: hardware address not found:
				0800090B7362

Defect Description:
	PHNE_12707:
	Extra debugging was deliberately turned off in the
	previous patch.

	PHNE_7690:
		There was a limit on the number of entries
		that the bootp server would accept in an
		ioctl call to discover the interfaces on
		the system.  This ioctl returns info on
		the interfaces on the system, plus all
		SLIP connections.  If the number of
		interfaces plus SLIP connections approaches
		10, this could cause a problem.
		The time offset problem was caused because
		the gettimeofday call did not return the
		timezone information, so a different call
		is not used.  If the tag "to" is used with
		a value of "auto", then this patch should
		be used.

	PHNE_6265:
	bootpd logs a message to syslog when it is unable
	to satisfy a boot request.  Some ill-mannered machines
	are out on the network broadcasting boot request
	packets endlessly, and this causes the
	filesystem to fill up with these error messages.

	The best solution is to locate the offending machine
	and make it stop broadcasting, but this is sometimes
	problematic.  This patch lowers the critical error
	message to DEBUG level (see syslog(3)).

SR:
	5003277400 5000715722 5003318659

Patch Files:
	/usr/lbin/bootpd

what(1) Output:
	/usr/lbin/bootpd:
		bootpd 2.3 #1.16.110.8: Fri Sep 26 18:18:07 GMT 1997
		Copyright (c) 1988 by Carnegie Mellon

cksum(1) Output:
	4127391581 49152 /usr/lbin/bootpd

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes:
	PHNE_6265 PHNE_7690

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size: 110 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 PHNE_12707

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

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
			-s /tmp/PHNE_12707.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/PHNE_12707.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/PHNE_12707.  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 PHNE_12707.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/PHNE_12707.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None