Re: Patches that require a reboot

From: Martin Paul (map_at_par.univie.ac.at)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: 21 Sep 2004 12:16:07 GMT

Scott Howard <scott@hunterlink.net.au> wrote:
> Dave Uhring <daveuhring@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Now what about those other patches which mandated a useless reboot?
>
> Like the ones you mentioned before? Well, lets see..

Going through my current list of patches for Solaris 9 9/04 SPARC
I see some which require a reboot according to README but maybe
don't, e.g.:

112785-43 (Xsun and libX*). Restarting Xsun and applications using
the shared libs should be enough.

112807-11 (dtlogin). Restarting dtlogin suffices (the README mentions
that at the end).

112964-09 (ksh). Restarting ksh scripts is enough.

On the other hand, 113329-11 doesn't require a reboot, although it
replaces lpsched.

Anyway - for me it's OK. Sun is on the safe side recommending those
reboots, and experienced admins can decide on their own if they
are necessary.

What I really would like to see is the R/S tag for patches being tied
to specific patch revisions. As it is now a patch gets marked R/S
on the first revision that fixes an R/S problem, and keeps it as
long as it exists, although later revisions are for non R/S fixes
only. This one could save a lot of time for unneeded patch installs
done only to stay current on R/S patches. Should be easy to implement
by Sun, too - I assume the bugs already carry an R/S tag, and
patchdiag.xref could list the highest patch revision including security
fixes instead of the "S" mark.

mp. 

-- 
Systems Administrator | Institute for Software Science | Univ. of Vienna

Relevant Pages

  • Windows XP home edition
    ... >Can you access safe mode via the BIOS? ... >To prevent resets interupting the downloading of patches ... >Turn off Automatic Reboot, if you haven't already. ... >virus forum.Even if you elect to reformat,please report ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Patch your damn computers already!!!
    ... >libssl, etc.), as well as all kernel patches. ... >requires console access; a remote reboot doesn't. ... > Bill> time is critical for the clients. ... and the client had about 1200 domains spread over 2 systems. ...
    (comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc)
  • Re: WSUS/Reboot
    ... > service and bouncing the entire box. ... Ever have a box reboot with an error ... > notice is immediate application of patches that don't need reboots. ... > systems is to drop the service in question, apply patches and restart ...
    (Focus-Microsoft)
  • Re: Sun Solaris login bug patches out
    ... Sometimes the patches are not needed, ... don't require a reboot after installation. ... if you have to wait for the regular scheduled time to install ... an important patch, that may make matters worse also -- being a slave to ...
    (Focus-SUN)
  • Re: Patch your damn computers already!!!
    ... Bill> to reboot the system. ... I usually reboot for all core library updates (e.g., libc, libm, ... libssl, etc.), as well as all kernel patches. ... Bill> time is critical for the clients. ...
    (comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc)