Microsoft KB Archive/896685

= FIX: The Cpio utility may drop the last character on symbolic links when you create or display symbolic links in Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 =

Article ID: 896685

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You use the Cpio utility to archive files in Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5. You create or display symbolic links. In this scenario, the Cpio utility may drop the last character on the symbolic links.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Cpio utility allocates just enough buffers to fit the characters without a NULL value when the Cpio utility calls the readlink function. The readlink function adds a NULL terminator when the buffer is too small. The NULL terminator causes the last character to be dropped when the buffer is just large enough to hold all the characters.



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

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must be running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

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

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 item in Control Panel.



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



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

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