Microsoft KB Archive/895398

= Availability of a Windows Services for UNIX and Server for NFS hotfix rollup package =

Article ID: 895398

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Server Appliance Kit 3.0
 * Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003

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SUMMARY
This hotfix merges several previous hotfixes for Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX and Microsoft Server for Network File System (NFS) into the same hotfix package.



Previous software updates that are included with this hotfix
 

890745 FIX: You cannot change the ownership of files that are owned by other users when you log on as the root user in Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

 

887605 FIX: Server for NFS is unresponsive when multiple NFS clients try to access the file attributes or to modify the file attributes of a file at the same time

 

838238 Server for NFS clears or does not permit you to set the Setuid bit or the Setgid bit

 

835152 CPU usage hits 100 percent if the system is low on memory and the Server for NFS service is running

 

828878 Services for NFS supports services for user extensions

 

828871 You receive I/O errors when you create a very long directory path

 

828214 FIX: The system stops responding when you copy and delete files from the NFS client to Windows Storage Server 2003

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836587 FIX: You may receive a &quot;PAGE_FAULT_BEYOND_END_OF_ALLOCATION&quot; stop error when you enable event logging in Server for NFS in Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 or 3.5

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885930 FIX: Network File System (NFS) client users that do not have the &quot;List Folder / Read Data&quot; permission can still see the file list from an NFS share

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883520 FIX: The User Name Mapping service on a Windows Server 2003-based computer with Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 installed crashes occasionally

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891078 FIX: You receive an error message, or other unexpected behavior when you access an NFS share after you apply hotfix 885930

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Additional problems that are corrected with this hotfix

 * Server for NFS stops responding (hangs) when you list the contents of a folder that contains many similarly named hard links.
 * Server for NFS returns an incomplete list of files to clients that are listing folder contents at the same time.

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Notice
If you apply this hotfix and then you choose to upgrade to Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 by using the Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Migration Utility, you must follow these steps to successfully upgrade to Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.

To remove Server for NFS, follow step 1 in the installation guide that is included with the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Migration Utility. To view the installation guide, open the ReadMeFirst.chm file on the CD. Then, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Control Panel, open Add/Remove Programs.
 * 2) Locate hotfix 895398 in the list of installed applications.
 * 3) To remove hotfix 895398, click Remove.

As soon as hotfix 895398 has been removed, continue to follow the installation steps in the installation guide.

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RESOLUTION
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

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   Size       File name --- 11-Mar-2005  18:35  1,918,464  Windows_storage_server_2003-kb895398.msi

Additional query words: NAS SFU MSNFS

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