NSS Update for NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7

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patches this patch supersedes

This patch does not supersede any other patches.

patches that supersede this patch

Product	Status	Next Superceded By	Last Superceded By
Novell Storage Services - NetWare 6.5	Obsolete	NSS Update for NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7	NSS Update for NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7

patch attributes

Architecture: x86

Security patch: No

Priority: Recommended

Distribution Type: Public

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=kHcmh6KX080~

document

Revision: 2

Document ID: 5036614

Creation Date: 2008-11-19 13:14:40

Modified Date: 2009-04-21 14:02:19

abstract

This file contains updated NSS modules for NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7.

For servers running Novell's NFS Gateway product, this NSS update will necessitate an update to the module NFSGY.NLM. Before applying the NSS update, make sure to download and apply NFSGY657A.ZIP.

details

Overview:
NSS updates to address issues found after the release of NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7. Included in this set of files are updates to the CIFS module as well.

System Requirements:
NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7

Installation:
1. Extract N65NSS7A.ZIP at the root of the SYS: volume, or in a sub-directory of your choosing. It will automatically create a sub-directory upon extraction to hold the files included.
2. At the server console load NWCONFIG.
3. Select "Product Options".
4. Select "Install a product not listed".
5. If the "Previously Specified Paths" dialog box appears, press ESC.
6. Press F3 to specify a different path.
7. Enter the path to the directory where the NSS.IPS file exists (by default this is the root of the extracted directory).
8. Press F10 to install the updated files. The existing files will be backed up in a directory called !BACKUP.NSS located on the DOS partition in C:\nwserver. If a restore is needed, the modules must be put back manually in their proper places.
9. After the installation has completed, the server must be restarted. A "RESTART SERVER" or "RESET SERVER" can be issued from the console command prompt to cycle the operating system and activate these newer NSS NLMs.

Known Problems and Limitations:
none

Technical Support Information:

NSS issues fixed after the release of NW65SP7:
1. Fixed an issue where a DFS split of a volume (SYS in this case) would hang at 100%.
2. Fixed an issue where directory create events were not being reported or logged correctly.
3. Fixed an abend in COMN.NSS|VAUTH_UnpackAuthBeast+3E9.
4. Fixed an abend while reactivating a pool.
5. Fixed possible abend issues where data sizes were incorrect.
6. Fixed an abend in COMN.NSS|POOL_BstNew for a BCC cluster.
7. Fixed an abend in COMN.NSS|VAUTH_MayIDoThis+1D5 for a BCC cluster.

CIFS issues fixed after the release of NW65SP7:
1. Fixed an issue where customers were unable to logon to a NetWare CIFS domain as a user from a Windows 2003 server.
2. Fixed an issue where CIFS would abend while freeing TCP sessions.
3. Fixed a CIFS PDC user search that appeared to never end.
4. Fixed an issue where an NBNS Name Query failure causes a CIFS clustered resource to be unavailable by name for drive mapping.
5. Fixed a CIFS security issue with the DCERPC stack relating to a buffer overflow allowing code execution.
6. Fixed an issue where a NetWare CIFS PDC is searched from a Windows server and only returns 10 domain groups.
7. Fixed an issue where copying files did not update the file's Last Accessed time attribute.

file contents

Files Included	Size	Date
n65nss7a.zip	2.7 MB (2844846)	2008-11-06 15:31:06
readme_5036614.html	N/A	2009-04-21 14:02:20

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