SunOS4.1.4 filemgr bug deletes files

2007-12-25 9:02:00

 The original message was basically my laments about losing my work

directory to an apparent bug in SunOS 4.1.4. Part of the suprise was

that I thought I had installed most the patches - not that there where

many...or so I thought! Unfortunately, there were a couple patches that

were needed for 4.1.4 but only labeled for 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 -- these

were the openwin patches. Sun was pretty quick about a response

with the following email:

>Your problem is fixed by OpenWindows 3.0: File Manager Jumbo Patch

>100462.

>

>With this patch, you will need the XView 3.0 patch, 100452

>and the the Classing Engine 3.0 patch, 100524-06

I am not sure what a classing engine is but applied these patches and

fixed the problem.

Patch 100462-30 : SunOS release: 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.3C

Patch 100452-71 : SunOS release: 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.3_U1, 4.1.4

Patch 100524-06 : SunOS release: 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3

  The very good news is that I took the advice from several people and

unmounted the disk and fsck'd it and wa-la!!! My directory was safe in

lost+found!!!!! Needless to say I had to do a victory dance. Thanks to

everyone who replied!!!!

John

jdyson@ahpca.hpc.org

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