Microsoft KB Archive/917960

= FIX: The Korn shell (ksh) or the tcsh shell may unexpectedly exit when you run a script in Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on a computer that uses symmetric multiprocessing =

Article ID: 917960

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 run Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on a computer that uses symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
 * You run a script in the Korn shell (ksh) or in the tcsh shell.
 * A script makes a fork system call.

In this scenario, core dump files may be generated, and the shell may unexpectedly exit (crash).



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the process receives a signal when the process is in the fork system call.



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
You must have Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 installed to apply this hotfix.

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

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 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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