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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: UPDATE.EXE for NetWare 4.01
DOCUMENT ID: TID013429
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 24SEP93
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: DSPAT.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare 4.01
ABSTRACT:
Since the release of NetWare 4.01, several fixes to NetWare Directory Services
(NDS) have been made. Rather than creating several dynamic patches for the
Directory, Novell has included them all in this one update to NDS.
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DISCLAIMER
THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL
MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL
MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION.
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SYMPTOM
You get the following abend message: "Page Fault Processor Exception"
SYMPTOM
You get an error message telling you that you are attempting to read from
a non-present page.
CAUSE
NDS was writing beyond the boundary of its buffer.
SYMPTOM
Objects appear in a directory where they do not belong.
CAUSE
Before it completes an attempt to synchronize replicas, NDS agents are
reusing their connections to synchronize with other replicas. This
causes replica corruption.
SYMPTOM
Login entries containing characters not in code page 437 are not
recognized, and the login attempt hangs.
CAUSE
NetWare Directory Services will not allow authentication of entries whose
names contained characters not in code page 437.
SYMPTOM
Random operations in the Directory caused a server-down event.
CAUSE
Some NLMs register with the operating system to be signaled when a
server-down event occurs. This causes the NLM to shut itself down.
SYMPTOM
An alias exists in a directory without referencing any real objects.
CAUSE
An alias of an object was not deleted when the real object referenced by
the alias was deleted.
SOLUTION
Since the release of NetWare 4.01, several fixes to NetWare Directory
Services have been made. Rather than create several dynamic patches for
the Directory, Novell has included them all in this one update to
Directory Services. To solve all the symptoms listed above, install this
update.
Solution Specifics:
The following information explains what is fixed with UPDATE.EXE:
■ NetWare Directory Services now checks for enough room in the buffer
before data is placed in it.
■ A check was added to make sure each NDS agent has ended its previous
attempt to synchronize before reusing the connection to synchronize
with other replicas.
■ Netware Directory Services now allows authentication of entries
whose names contain characters not in code page 437.
■ When operations cause a server-down event, the NLMs will no longer
shut down.
■ The alias of an object will now be deleted when the real object
referenced by the alias is deleted.
Self-Extracting File Name: DSPAT.EXE
Files Included Size Date Time
\
DSPAT.TXT (This File)
UPDATE.EXE 220576 9-23-93 1:41p
Installation Instructions:
Execute these instructions from the server console.
1. Down the file server and exit to DOS.
2. Create a temporary directory on the DOS partition. For example,
type:
MD UPDATE <Enter>
3. Copy the UPDATE.EXE into the temporary subdirectory. The UPDATE.EXE
will apply the update to SERVER.EXE.
4. Copy SERVER.EXE 4.01 to the temporary subdirectory. The SERVER.EXE
must be in the same directory as the newly created UPDATE.EXE.
5. Execute the UPDATE.EXE by typing "UPDATE" and then press <Enter>.
The following message will be displayed:
MESSAGE
Updating SERVER.EXE:DS.NLM from 4.01 (6-23-93) to 4.01
(8-11-93) Are you sure (Y/N)? Press "Y" to continue.
This step will create a backup copy of SERVER.EXE called SERVER.OLD
and will replace the existing DS.NLM in SERVER.EXE with the updated
DS.NLM that comes with DSPAT.EXE.
This new SERVER.EXE should be used on every NetWare 4.01 server on
the network. The following steps should be used to install the new
SERVER.EXE on the NetWare 4.01 servers:
Note: This copy of SERVER.EXE can be used for all the NetWare 4.01
servers on the network. The license is separate from SERVER.EXE in
NetWare 4.x.
For each NetWare 4.01 server with a DOS partition, do the following:
1. Down the file server.
2. On the DOS partition of the server, change directories to the
subdirectory that contains SERVER.EXE 4.01. (The default
subdirectory is SERVER.40.)
3. Rename the original SERVER.EXE to SERVER.OLD
4. Copy the new SERVER.EXE, created in the UPDATE process, to your
subdirectory containing the original SERVER.EXE.
5. Reload the SERVER by typing the following:
SERVER <Enter>
For each NetWare 4.01 server booting from a floppy diskette, do the
following:
1. Create a new boot diskette with all the files contained on the
original boot diskette. This can be done by formatting a diskette
using the "/s" parameter to make it bootable, then by copying the
original diskette contents to the new bootable diskette.
2. Delete the original SERVER.EXE from the new boot diskette.
3. Copy the new SERVER.EXE, created in the UPDATE process, to the new
boot diskette.
4. Put the new boot diskette in the floppy drive and reload by typing:
SERVER <Enter>
To verify that the new DS.NLM has been loaded, type the following at the
server system prompt:
MODULES <Enter>
Ensure the following information for the DS.NLM is listed:
DS.NLM
Netware Directory Services (291)
Version 4.01 August 11 1993
Note: All NetWare 4.01 servers on the network should be updated with
the new SERVER.EXE.