Recommended update for NCP

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(Last modified: 02JAN2007)

solutions Recommended update for NCP SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (33903e5b578e1003ebaa293fc1c270b0)

Applies to

Package: novell-ncp
novell-ncpserv
Product(s): Open Enterprise Server
Patch: patch-11365
Release: 20070102
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using NCP on Open Enterprise server should update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

Fixes for the following issues.

Performance optimizations
Fixed Case 63 . NetWare 2.X Find First / Find Next calls
Fixed problem with subdirectories named ":" (bug 224032)
Fixed physical record unlock and L2 oplock problems (bug 224515)
Fixed problem with Cross protocol file leases on SLES 10
Fixed reply buffer allocation problem
Fixed subdirectory caching problem (bug 228612)
Fixed log file max size problem (bug 163378)
Fixed trustee problem with long edir object names (bug 227244)
Fixed nss volume name space cluster mount problem (bug 211753)

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh novell-ncp.rpm novell-ncpserv.rpm

links to download packages

Open Enterprise Server (i386)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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