WARNING SUN PATCH 108993-29 BREAKS REBOOT
2007-12-25 2:19:00
JUST FYI: HERE IS THE BUG
Bug Id: 4947651
Category: network
Subcategory: nsswitch
State: closed
Synopsis: Patch 108993-29/108994-29 (et al.) break init 6, 0, 1, S and
single
user
Description:
Following application of patch 108993-29 (SPARC) or 108994-29 (x86)
and all the required patches the system will no longer reboot,
shutdown or go to single user using "init". Single user is also broken
from a boot -s.
v4u-30b console login: root
Password:
Nov 3 13:09:51 v4u-30b login: ROOT LOGIN /dev/console
Last login: Fri Oct 31 16:18:34 on console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic February 2000
# sync
# sync
# sync
# init 6
#
INIT: New run level: 6
The system is coming down. Please wait.
System services are now being stopped.
Print services stopped.
Nov 3 13:10:09 v4u-30b syslogd: going down on signal 15
umount: /home busy
The system is down.
ld.so.1: /sbin/uadmin: fatal: relocation error: file
/etc/lib/nss_files.so.1: symbol __nsl_fopen: referenced symbol not found
The system will now be unbootable if fsck fails on boot and the system
goes to single user.
The single user su.static binary also fails:
ld.so.1: ./su.static: fatal: relocation error: file /etc/lib/nss_files.so.1:
symbol __nsl_fopen: referenced symbol not found
Killed
Work around:
Use reboot or halt.
Don't go to single user.
Integrated in releases:
Duplicate of: 4947516
Patch id:
See also: 4947516
Summary:
Duplicate of 4947516.
Paul Fiengo
DISA FSO / CACI
COM: 717.267.9361
DSN: 570.9361
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