In the next week I intend to put SP5 for NetWare 6.5 onto our servers. Since SP5 came out in January, things have progressed quite a bit in the realm of post-SP5 patches. So here is the list of patches I'll be applying:
The patches in red are the ones I recommend for everyone. Everything else I'm applying due to policies here, and demonstrated need. Everyone probably doesn't need the LibC patch, but I absolutely do, so it's in there. The NetStorage patches are because I use that product, which not everyone does. The httpstk and nile patches are because all of my servers face the public, and I need to be able to defend against such malicious SSL trickery.
With all of the above, SP5 is looking pretty solid so far. In the support forums, at least. We'll see how well it works around here. We've already pushed the eDir update, so departments who are not me have already put SP5 into production here at WWU, and I haven't heard any problems yet.
Tags: NetWare, SP5
| Patch | Explanation |
| nw65os5a.exe | SERVER.EXE update that fixes a lot of memory allocator problems. Highly recommended. |
| n65nss5a.exe | Post-SP5 NSS update that is in 'public' release. Includes a fix for an AFPTCP abend we've had a time or two. |
| nile65sp5a.exe | Security fix. |
| ncp65sp5a.exe | Fix of 'Salvage' bug introduced by SP5. Highly recommended. |
| httpstk5.exe | Security fix. |
| ethertsm_msm.exe | Specific to the server brand I'm running. Fixes some memory problems. Hey, anything helps. |
| iprntnw65sp5d.exe | Many fixes to NDS/iPrint. NDPSM is the big one for us, several of the listed fixed problems we are seeing. |
| nwlib6h.exe | It's a LibC fix. How could I NOT apply it? |
| tsa5up19.exe | Post SP5 TSA fixes. Anything that improves backup speeds. |
| nsclasses.exe | Fixes bug introduced in SP5 in NetStorage. |
| nsxdav.exe | Fixes NetStorage WebDav problems, and memory leak in interupted upload/downloads in NetStorage. |
| dprpc_security.exe | Security fix in iPrint. |
The patches in red are the ones I recommend for everyone. Everything else I'm applying due to policies here, and demonstrated need. Everyone probably doesn't need the LibC patch, but I absolutely do, so it's in there. The NetStorage patches are because I use that product, which not everyone does. The httpstk and nile patches are because all of my servers face the public, and I need to be able to defend against such malicious SSL trickery.
With all of the above, SP5 is looking pretty solid so far. In the support forums, at least. We'll see how well it works around here. We've already pushed the eDir update, so departments who are not me have already put SP5 into production here at WWU, and I haven't heard any problems yet.
Tags: NetWare, SP5