OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109355-04
Keywords: lock exit root vfork MT unsafe Screen unlock
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 109355-05 CDE 1.4_x86: dtsession patch
Date: Sep/22/2000

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: CDE

Unbundled Release: 1.4_x86

Xref: This patch is available for sparc as patch 109354

Topic: 

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4239375 4316439 4335987 4344648

Changes incorporated in this version: 4335987

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/dt/bin/dtsession

Problem Description:

4335987 Screen sometimes fails to unlock
(from 109355-03)
4316439 dtsession is multi-threaded but calls vfork, which is MT-unsafe
(from 109355-02)
4344648 cde fails to protect screen on a host setup authentication by smartcard
(from 109355-01)
4239375 Unable to lock/unlock or exit system if root password is null

Patch Installation Instructions:
-------------------------------- 
Refer to the man pages for instructions on using ''patchadd'' and ''patchrm''
scripts provided with Solaris.  Any other special or non-generic
installation instructions should be described below as special
instructions.  The following example installs a patch to a standalone
machine:
	example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
	example# patchrm 104945-02
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, January 24, 2001

