Patch-ID# 103785-02 Keywords: NIS+ initgroups core getbymember nss_nisplus.so.1 Synopsis: SunOS 5.5.1: nss_nisplus.so.1 patch Date: Aug/09/99 Solaris Release: 2.5.1 SunOS Release: 5.5.1 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 103786 Xref: This patch available for PPC as patch 103787 Topic: SunOS 5.5.1: nss_nisplus.so.1 patch BugId's fixed with this patch: 1251680 4005653 Changes incorporated in this version: 4005653 Relevant Architectures: sparc Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /usr/lib/nss_nisplus.so.1 Problem Description: 4005653 full table scans can overload NIS+ servers (from 103785-01) 1251680 Calls to initgroups with a empty string causes application to core dump w/ NIS+ Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- NOTE: In order to realize the performance benefits of the fix for bug 4005653 in this patch, the NIS+ server(s) must be running either Solaris 2.5.1 with patch 103640-28 (103641-28 for i386) or later, or must run Solaris 2.6 or later.