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STATUS: BBS:YES
FL: NETWARE 4.01 O/S TEST PATCHES KIT NUMBER 2 401PT2
Operating system test patches for Netware 4.01 (401PT2.EXE)
---------------------------------------------------------------
This package is made up of the following files:
401PT2.DOC - Document
401PT2.EXE - Binary self-extracting file
The file, once downloaded with the binary option, needs to be
run as it is a self-extracting file.
---------------------------------------------------------------
ABSTRACT:
This file contains the latest operating system test patches for
NetWare 4.01. Included with this prerelease are all patches
for all user-versions of NetWare 4.01. The patches included
have system tested by Novell. This Patch Kit is more current
than the NW4UPD_101 Update CD-ROM and contains additional
patches.
---------------------------------------------------------------
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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BCKTTSFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
Typically, after rebooting the server and going though the
process of backing out the TTS files, the server would hang
with no messages.
SOLUTION
Apply BCKTTSFX NLM. 932 03-28-94 8:49a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 3.12, 4.01
This Patch corrects a problem with backing out more than 263
Transaction Tracking System (TTS) files.
It is important to Load BCKTTSFX.NLM after loading PATCH
MANAGER in the STARTUP.NCF file to allow the patch to work
properly.
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COMPRFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
A case has been found where compression will causes an ABEND
when server memory is low and there has been several attempts
for the compressor to get more memory.
SOLUTION
Apply COMPRFIX NLM. 1487 03-28-94 9:03a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
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COMPVLFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
After a compressed file (*.exe, *.com, *.bat) is copied to a
volume with compression turned off then executed, CCDSetFile is
called with invalid file. SOLUTION
Apply COMPVLFX NLM. 1636 12-21-93 9:07a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
This patch fixes CCDSetFile called with invalid file. This
occurs after a compressed file (*.exe, *.com, *.bat) is copied
to a volume with compression turned off then executed.
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CRDIRFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
The following error is returned if an attempt is made to create
a directory with an blank character (Alt+255) as the last
character in the name.
MESSAGE
Unable to create directory
SOLUTION
Apply CRDIRFIX NLM. 1313 02-22-94 4:22p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
Fix to allow the addition of a blank Character (Alt+255) to the
end of a directory name.
NetWare 3.11 allows the user to create directories for security
reasons that have a "blank"(Alt+255) as the last character of
the directory name. To allow Netware 3.12 and 4.01 to have a
blank Character (Alt+255) to the end of a directory name, apply
this patch.
Example: md test(Alt+255)
This works in DOS and on a NetWare 3.11 server.
---------------------------------------------------------------
DAICCFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
If an error condition occurs, such as reaching the end of a
tape, an error code is returned to the calling application.
The error code would be scrambled, resulting in the wrong error
passed to the application. The result, as far as the Server
(that is ABEND, hang, and so forth) would depend on the
specific application.
SOLUTION
Apply DAICCFIX NLM. 1031 02-08-94 9:47a
This patch deals with applications that directly control
hardware devices through NetWare (that is, Jukeboxes, worms,
tapes, and so forth). The patch applies to applications that
use a DAI interface to communicate with the server's hardware.
Check with the vendor of the application to verify the use of
the DAI interface and apply the patch if necessary.
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
---------------------------------------------------------------
DEVIOFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
Problem reported by Compaq with devices using DAI emulation.
Insight Manager, on NetWare 4.01 servers, with a failed storage
device, may show the device as grey, rather than red. Insight
Manager, on NetWare 4.01 servers, with a manually deactivated
storage device, may show the device as grey, rather than green.
This is a problem that applies to devices using DAI emulation.
SOLUTION
Apply DEVIOFIX NLM. 1024 08-23-93 3:16p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
---------------------------------------------------------------
DFSRFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
When using Direct File System Read, the time stamp on the file
is updated each time the file is read.
SOLUTION
Apply DFSRFIX NLM. 925 03-28-94 9:07a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
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DIRSPCFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
Disk space cannot be accounted for.
CAUSE
The Set parameter only searched one of the mirrored tables for
extended attributes to verify that the limit had been met,
which allows the set parameter to use twice as much space as
indicated. The Table for Extended Attributes will grow;
however, it will never decrease in size. So, after the space
is allocated for the EA table, it cannot be used for any thing
other than Extended Attributes.
SOLUTION
Apply DIRSPCFX NLM. 1128 02-22-94 4:20p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 3.12, 4.01
The DIRSPCFX.NLM file is a fix to the set parameter "Maximum
Percent of Volume Used By Directory." The limits of this set
parameter are 5 to 50 percent default and the setting is 13
percent.
The set parameter "Maximum Percent of Volume Used By Directory"
can use double the disk space set.
Example:
If the Set parameter is 13 percent, the actual space that can
be used by Extended Attributes is 26 percent.
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EADATFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
A problem exists with Extended Attributes when performing a
drag and drop COPY of a directory structure from an OS/2
client. Which would cause the Extended Attribute for the new
Parent Directory to be corrupt.
VREPAIR returned the following error message:
Error at extended directory entry xxxx
Invalid Data error
Invalid Score card error
SOLUTION
Apply EADATFIX NLM. 997 03-28-94 9:08a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 3.12, 4.01
To install the patch, load patchman for the operating system
that is running and the version of EADATFIX.NLM in the same
directory.
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EAREPLFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
The following errors could be seen on a OS/2 Client:
1. "The Drive ";,is not a valid Drive"
2. " " " is either read-only or is being used by another
program"
These errors would be received when using the drives ICON from
the DESKTOP to view a NetWare volume and most often with a CD-
ROM mounted volume. Sometimes after receiving these errors,
the connection to the File Server would be lost.
SOLUTION
Apply EAREPLFX NLM. 1169 02-22-94 4:23p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 3.12, 4.01
Also it is suggested to use NetWare Requester for OS/2 v2.10 to
help correct the problem.
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EASCORFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
A problem exists with Extended Attributes on files that have
been deleted. When a file with extended attributes was
deleted, the Directory Entry was changed to reflect the deleted
state of the file. The Extended Directory Entries for the
Extended Attributes were not all updated to correctly reflect
this deleted state.
The following error messages would be seen when running
VREPAIR:
Error at extended directory entry XXXX
Invalid data error
Invalid score card error
SOLUTION
Apply EASCORFX NLM. 1062 11-09-93 10:59a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 4.01
Run VREPAIR on all volume to correct all Invalid data errors
and Invalid score card errors, then load EASCORFX.NLM.
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EAUNIQFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
A problem exists with Extended Attributes on files that have
been deleted.
When a file with extended attributes was deleted, the extended
directory entry for the file was not updated properly to
reflect the deleted status of the file.
The following error messages would be seen when running
VREPAIR:
-Error at file entry XXXX
Original Entry - Deleted DOS file entry
Name: yyyy
Size: zzzz
The Extended Attribute / Directory information is Invalid
Corrected Entry - Deleted DOS file entry
Name: yyyy
Size: zzzz
SOLUTION
Apply EAUNIQFX NLM. 1147 11-09-93 11:02a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 4.01
Run VREPAIR on all volume to correct all Invalid data errors
and Invalid score card errors, then load EASCORFX.NLM.
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ELEVFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
A window exist where two identical requests to access the same
sector on the hard disk could get placed in the elevator queue
at the same time resulting in a file server lock up.
SYMPTOM
The file server may possibly hang when a system is in the
process of remirroring and when there is extremely high I/O
traffic on the bus.
SOLUTION
Apply ELEVFIX NLM. 1650 02-22-94 4:24p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
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EXTENDFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
The following message appears on the console.
MESSAGE
User <username> on connection <connectionnumber>
attempted to extend the length of a file with no
owner File Name <filename>
SYMPTOM
At the workstation, a message indicating that the disk is full
may be received.
SOLUTION
Apply EXTENDFX NLM. 986 11-11-93 12:07p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
THIS PATCH MUST BE LOADED BEFORE ANY VOLUMES ARE MOUNTED AND
CAN BE LOADED FROM THE STARTUP.NCF.
This patch does not change the ownership of the file but will
allow files with no owner to be extended. Disk space being
used by files with no owner will not be added to the disk space
used by the user that is attempting to extend the file. This
is not a problem unless disk space usage is being limited for
the specified user.
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GNSOFFFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
With "reply to get nearest server" set off, the specified
server still responds first to workstations loading the NetWare
Requester.
SOLUTION
Apply GNSOFFFX NLM. 1049 02-23-94 11:36a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
The above mentioned set parameter was designed to stop the file
server from responding while still allowing other services on
the specified server to reply. With NetWare 4, while the file
server is not responding, the Directory service is responding
to the workstations allowing them to attach to the specified
server. On the server that you have the "set reply to get
nearest server = off" parameter, load the GNSOFFFX.NLM patch.
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LOSTSRFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
When a Cisco router sends a SAP packet whose first SAP entry
has the service type set to 0000 (unknown service), the NetWare
4.01 server ignores all SAPs contained in that packet. This
will cause the NetWare 4.01 server to accept any SAP from that
packet. Therefore, NLIST SERVERS /B doesn't show certain
servers.
SOLUTION
Apply LOSTSRFX NLM. 959 03-30-94 1:19p
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
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MEMFRGFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
on servers that have greater than 80 megabytes of server RAM
and that have large amounts of volume space to mount.
A client was creating directories on the network volume. At
about 125,000 directories, the following errors occurred:
At the workstation:
MESSAGE
SHELL-331-92: Out of dynamic work space during CREATE A
SUBDIRECTORY Abort, Retry?
At the server console:
MESSAGE
SERVER-4.0-2335: Error expanding SERVERNAME/VOLUME
directory because directory size limit was reached.
TROUBLESHOOTING
After this condition was achieved and the volume was
dismounted, it would fail to mount with an error message at the
server console:
MESSAGE
SERVER-4.00-4.25: Insufficient memory for directory
tables.
These errors with lots of available cache are indicators of the
segmented memory problem.
SOLUTION
Apply MEMFRGFX NLM. 2582 03-28-94 9:12a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 4.01
MEMFRGFX.NLM addresses an issue on NetWare where a server would
run out of memory while mounting the volume or when dynamically
expanding the directory entry table. This MEMFRGFX.NLM patch
fixes this problem by providing an alternate method of
registering server memory for NetWare 4.01.
It fixes a condition where the normal auto registration of
memory would represent memory with non-contiguous blocks.
Consequently, only a portion of memory is available for
mounting volumes and growing the directory entry. This
condition will only manifest itself on servers that have
greater than 80 megabytes of server RAM and that have large
amounts of volume space to mount. To install and implement
this version of MEMFRGFX.NLM:
1. Copy MEMFRGFX.NLM to the same directory where SERVER.EXE
and the STARTUP.NCF files reside.
2. Modify the startup .ncf file and add the set parameter,
"set auto register memory above 16 megabytes=off" as the first
line.
3. After disabling the auto registration of memory and before
loading any other driver or patch, load the MEMFRGFX.NLM patch
with the following syntax: LOAD MEMFRGFX.NLM <STARTING MEMORY
ADDRESS> <LENGTH>
The <starting memory address> will always be 1000000 hex (16
MB). The <length> in hex can be calculated by taking the total
amount of File Server memory as reported by the hardware memory
POST, converting that number to hexadecimal and then
subtracting 1000000 hex therefrom.
For example, if the file server POST reports 163840 KB of RAM,
the calculation would be as follows:
163,840KB = 1024x163840 = 167772160 bytes = A000000 hex
bytes
A000000 hex minus 1000000 hex = 9000000 hex
In this case, the command would be the following:
LOAD MEMFRGFX.NLM 1000000 9000000
4. You can then proceed with the loading of any other
STARTUP.NCF commands as usual.
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MMACCFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
The workstation will hang while performing reads from the file
server. High (100%) utilization at the server console. By
typing "scan for new devices" at the console prompt, the high
utilization drops but will climb back up over time.
SOLUTION
Apply MMACCFIX NLM. 960 11-09-93 10:10a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
MMACCFIX.NLM fixes this condition by patching the media manager
accelerator module of the NetWare 4.01 operating system code.
This patch is recommended for general application on all
NetWare 4.01 servers.
---------------------------------------------------------------
PBWANFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
WAN links saturated with packets.
SOLUTION
Apply PBWANFIX NLM. 1291 10-18-93 11:39a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
Description of problem addressed by PBWANFIX.NLM. Due to the
nature of packet burst, it is very easy to saturate WANS with
packets that have already been sent and arrived correctly.
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REALMFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
If an error condition occurs such as reaching the end of a
tape, an error code is returned to the calling application.
The error code would be scrambled, resulting in the wrong error
passed to the application. The result, as far as the Server
(that is ABEND, hang, and so forth) depends on the specific
application.
SYMPTOM
Application requests made to a device driver using the
DeviceIOCTL and DeviceBlockingIOCTL APIs are aborted if NetWare
is in the process of switching to real mode (that is the DOS
Mode semaphore is set). The APIs should instead delay the
execution of the request.
SOLUTION
Apply REALMFIX NLM. 2756 02-08-94 9:37a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
This patch deals with applications that directly control
hardware devices through NetWare (that is Jukeboxes, worms,
tapes, and so forth). The patch applies to applications that
use a DAI interface to communicate with the server's hardware.
Check with the vendor of the application to verify the use of
the DAI interface and apply the patch if necessary.
This patch fixes two DAI emulation bugs:
Fixed the device IOCTL routine to return the driver specified
error code instead of the media manager code.
Fixed the IOCTL routines to postpone the execution of the IOCTL
if the DOSDiskSemaphore is set instead of returning with an
error.
---------------------------------------------------------------
RTCHGFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
When packet signing was enabled and a switch over occurs on an
NetWare SFT III server or a router switch over, the workstation
would timeout or appear to be hung.
CAUSE
When the switch over occurs, the packet size would be
renegotiated between the server and the workstation. The
server in would send unsigned packets to the workstation during
the renegotiation process. The workstation, expecting signed
packets discards all of the packets from the server attempting
the renegotiation. The workstation would eventually timeout or
appear to be hung. SOLUTION
Apply RTCHGFIX NLM. 952 12-21-93 11:38a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
This patch fixes a problem with packet signing after a switch
over occurs on an NetWare SFT III server or a router switch
over (that is networks with redundant routes). The key to the
patch is that packet signing would have to be enabled for this
problem to happen.
---------------------------------------------------------------
SPXDDFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
If the connection had already transitioned into
SESSION_TERMINATED when the retry came in, it was treated as a
new connection request.
SYMPTOM
Data was handled incorrectly by an application.
CAUSE
SPX was still acknowledging data packets that arrived after
SPXTerminateConnection was called; therefore, data that arrived
after the application initiated a disconnect by calling
SPXTerminateConnection, was acknowledged and delivered to the
application. Depending on how the application was written this
could give the transmitting side an invalid picture of the
guaranteed delivery of the data by leaving both endpoints with
different information about the state and completeness of the
data.
SOLUTION
Apply SPXDDFIX NLM. 1112 03-10-94 9:45a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
This patch fixes the problem with the way SPX handles retried
connect requests. The patch causes all inbound packets after
SPXTerminateConnection has been called to just be dropped.
Also fixes a problem where SPX was still acknowledging data
packets that arrived after SPXTerminateConnection was called.
This could lead to incorrect handling of the data by the
application, leaving both endpoints with different information
about the state and completeness of the data.
NOTE: This SPX problem is masked by the SPXS.NLM that ships
with NMS 2.0 and SPXS.NLM included in STRTL2.EXE. The fix for
this specific issue is addressed by SPXDDFIX.NLM.
---------------------------------------------------------------
SPXFIX2 NLM
============
SYMPTOM
An SPX terminate ack is received on a non-existent session.
CAUSE
This bug is a side effect of SPXFIX2 v2.00 (that is native to
NetWare 3.12) that leaves SPX terminate ack packets in system
ECBs rather than copying them into application ECBs.
SOLUTION
Apply SPXFIX2 NLM. 1023 11-23-93 8:52a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
This patch fixes SPX code in the case where an SPX terminate
ack is received on a non-existent session. When the terminate
ack is received and the session does not exist, this fix
returns the ECB to IPX rather than reposting it to the
application socket.
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SYNCMFIX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
One drive off of one HBA is mirrored to two drives both of
which are on the other HBA. (A total of three drives mirroring
the same data). The single drive off of the first HBA is in
sync and the other two drives off of the second HBA are
mirrored to the first drive. The server is downed while the
two secondary mirrored drives are still out of sync, (install
NLM shows them still to be in the mirroring process).
When SERVER.EXE is invoked, INSTALL.NLM shows the primary drive
as In Sync and one of the secondary drives as In Sync and the
other as Out Of Sync. The two secondary drives are the only
ones showing disk activity as if they are mirroring each other
and ignoring the actual in sync primary drive.
SOLUTION
Apply SYNCMFIX NLM. 974 11-09-93 10:50a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.12, 4.01
The problem is resolved by loading the SYNCMFIX.NLM patch. You
must load the patch manager (PM401.NLM) and the SYNCMFIX.NLM in
the startup.ncf before the disk driver or move the disk driver
load statements to the AUTOEXEC.NCF and have them loading after
the patch manager and the SYNCMFIX.NLM patch.
---------------------------------------------------------------
UNLDIRFX NLM
============
SYMPTOM
ABEND "UnLockDirectoryEntry called with entry that was already
unlocked" happens in INWPurgeTrustee when UnLockDirectoryEntry
is called with TNode->TFileEntryNumber that sometimes gets
overwritten by the call to ImmediateReuseGetDirectoryEntry.
Whenever the directory structure for the file entry isn't in
RAM, ImmediateReuseGetDirectoryEntry reads in a directory block
over the top of the current block and invalidates the TNode
pointer.
NOTE: Locking the file entry doesn't guarantee the TNode is
locked.
SOLUTION
Apply UNLDIRFX NLM. 1807 04-13-94 9:38a
Solution Specifics:
Versions of this patch will run on the following NetWare
operating systems: 3.11, 3.12, 4.01
Self-Extracting File Name: 401PT2.EXE Revision: A
Files Included Size Date Time
\
401PT2.TXT (This File)
PM401.NLM 8113 02-03-94 1:09a
PM401.TXT 3674 06-08-94 11:53a
DFSRFIX.NLM 925 03-28-94 9:07a
ELEVFIX.NLM 1650 02-22-94 4:24p
SPXFIX2.NLM 1023 11-23-93 8:52a
BCKTTSFX.NLM 932 03-28-94 8:49a
COMPRFIX.NLM 1487 03-28-94 9:03a
COMPVLFX.NLM 1636 12-21-93 9:07a
CRDIRFIX.NLM 1313 02-22-94 4:22p
DAICCFIX.NLM 1031 02-08-94 9:47a
DEVIOFIX.NLM 1024 08-23-93 3:16p
DIRSPCFX.NLM 1128 02-22-94 4:20p
EADATFIX.NLM 997 03-28-94 9:08a
EAREPLFX.NLM 1169 02-22-94 4:23p
EASCORFX.NLM 1062 11-09-93 10:59a
EAUNIQFX.NLM 1147 11-09-93 11:02a
EXTENDFX.NLM 986 11-11-93 12:07p
GNSOFFFX.NLM 1049 02-23-94 11:36a
LOSTSRFX.NLM 959 03-30-94 1:19p
MEMFRGFX.NLM 2582 03-28-94 9:12a
MMACCFIX.NLM 960 11-09-93 10:10a
NCPIDFIX.NLM 1837 01-18-94 4:22p
PBWANFIX.NLM 1291 10-18-93 11:39a
REALMFIX.NLM 2756 02-08-94 9:37a
RTCHGFIX.NLM 952 12-21-93 11:38a
SPXDDFIX.NLM 1112 03-10-94 9:45a
SYNCMFIX.NLM 974 11-09-93 10:50a
UNLDIRFX.NLM 1807 04-13-94 9:38a
Installation Instructions:
See solution specific for specific patch application
instructions.
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