Microsoft KB Archive/899522

= FIX: The POSIX subsystem process, Korn shell scripts, and Interix applications may crash after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on a computer that is running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 =

Article ID: 899522

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86) 

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SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, you may experience all the following symptoms:
 * The Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem process (Psxss.exe) may crash.
 * Korn shell scripts may no longer run, or Korn shell scripts may crash when you run them.
 * Microsoft Interix applications may crash.

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version      Size     File name 28-May-2005 07:01  8.0.1969.32  130,048  Posix.exe 28-May-2005 07:01  8.0.1969.32  345,088  Psxdll.dll 28-May-2005 07:01  8.0.1969.32  104,448  Psxrun.exe 28-May-2005 07:01  8.0.1969.32  765,440  Psxss.exe

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: SFU Interix Posix

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbpubtypekc kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB899522

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