ypserv bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2006:0203-8
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2006-03-21
Last updated on:	2006-03-21
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1) Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL:	N/A

Details

An updated ypserv package that fixes various bugs is now available.

The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system that provides
network information (login names, passwords, home directories, group
information) to all of the machines on a network. The ypserve package
provides the NIS server which must run on your network.

This erratum fixes the following issues:
- Problems with ypserv's signal handlers that cause random crashes.

All users of ypserv should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.src.rpm	`87e28394db3786d3c2856398091ff30b`

IA-32:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.i386.rpm	`e0449305c36f6b147bfc40af1af700a0`

IA-64:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.ia64.rpm	`e8e5af763903145e0630724055c0efef`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.src.rpm	`87e28394db3786d3c2856398091ff30b`

IA-32:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.i386.rpm	`e0449305c36f6b147bfc40af1af700a0`

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.src.rpm	`87e28394db3786d3c2856398091ff30b`

IA-64:
ypserv-2.8-9.23.ia64.rpm	`e8e5af763903145e0630724055c0efef`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

136854 - ambiguous return of ECHILD in AS2.1 for ypserv [IT 52242]
98531 - ypserv master died with surprising error message after errata

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