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From: RadleyRobot <RadleyRobot@jpr.com>
Subject: SCO Technical Articles released on 20010310
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 14:35:26 GMT

The following problems are addressed in Technical Articles that appeared
on SCO's web site in the week ending 20010310.

Each problem is preceded by the URL reference to get the relevant article
from the WAIS database at caldera.com.

        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?109310
        created 28 Apr 1998
        revised 09 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  I have an SCO OpenServer system that is experiencing
          one of the two following problems:

          1. The system panics but does not save a valid dump, either due to
             insufficient swap/dump space or some other source corruption.

          2. The system hangs and does not provide any information on the
             cause of the hang.

          NOTE: If the system is producing a valid dump, you won't need to
          follow the instructions below; instead see TA105619, "Panic/Crash
          Analysis if a dump is available".

Lone-Tar Backup and Disaster Recovery
for Linux and Unix

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?111074
        created 19 May 2000
        revised 09 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  Some of the commands that should work in scodb(ADM) do not execute.
          Instead, the error message is displayed:

               expected expression

          Some examples of these commands are "sysdump" and "ps".

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112001
        created 19 Dec 2000
        revised 06 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  How do I force a dump on UnixWare 7 and save it?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112062
        created 22 Dec 2000
        revised 09 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  When logging in to SCO OpenServer, I get delays of about
          30 seconds, after supplying a user name and before the
          Password: prompt appears. I can also see that a ttys-t
          temporary file has been left in the /etc/auth/system
          directory.

          The following entries appear in /usr/adm/syslog:

             failed to read terminal control database entry
             can't rewrite terminal control entry
             cannot obtain database information on this terminal

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112441
        created 07 Feb 2001
        revised 09 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  Some users aren't being authenticated when they try to log on
          to an AFPS server.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112603
        created 20 Feb 2001
        revised 09 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  I want to run the net commands from the Unix prompt, but it
          complains with Error 53 Permission Denied.

     # net logon
     Type your user name, or press ENTER if it is ADMINISTRATOR:
     Type your password:

          By default, when you log on as root you already have ADMINISTRATOR
          privilege and will be able to run NET commands. However, once you
          run the "net logoff" command you must use "net logon" to log in
          again.

          When I try to run "net" commands to add users, I get Error 53
          Permission Denied messages.  During the logon process I received
          this error message:

     You were logged on, but have not been validated by a server.
     Therefore, you may not have permission to use some network resources.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112681
        created 23 Feb 2001
        revised 07 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  The version of rtpm shipped with UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.1 is 
          vulnerable to buffer overflows in user input. These overflows 
          could lead to a local system compromise. 

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112822
        created 01 Mar 2001
        revised 05 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  I cannot add a font server following the documentation instructions
          in Tarantella Enterprise II using the command:

     /opt/tarantella/bin/tarantella admin Xfontpath --append "tcp/indus:7100"

          I get this error:

             Error: tcp/indus:7100 is not a directory

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112823
        created 01 Mar 2001
        revised 07 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  My server panics with an NMI Interrupt Error Message, for example:

              PANIC: An unknown NMI interrupt occurred.
              eax: C082A000 cbx: C082C648 ecx: C0450058 edx: 0
              efl: 246  esi: C082C678 edi: 246
              esp: FFFDABC0 ebp: FFFDABC4  regset: 0
              mps_idle_self+22: pushfl

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?112842
        created 02 Mar 2001
        revised 07 Mar 2001
PROBLEM:  What do I need to configure to print to a Lexmark Print Server
          using SCO OpenServer 5.0.6?

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