Patch-ID# 100272-06
Keywords: biff, comsat, mail, 4.1.x, in.comsat, daemon, 8-character, login, fails, MAXIDLE
Synopsis: SunOS 4.1.1;4.1.2;4.1.3 in.comsat daemon fails with 8-character login names
Date: Jun/25/93
 
SunOS release: 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3
 
Unbundled Product: 
 
Unbundled Release:
 
Topic: in.comsat + 8bit login
 
BugId's fixed with this patch: 1035603 1048928

Changes incorporated in this version: 1048928

NOTE: This version of the patch merges in the changes for and thus obsoletes
      patch 100752-01.

Architectures for which this patch is available: sun4c sun4 sun4m

Patches which may conflict with this patch:

Obsoleted by: SunOS 5.0

Problem Description: 
1035603	in.comsat daemon fails with 8-character login names, especially
	when one is logged in remotely.  in.comsat core dumps in this case,
	and the user's mail is not biff'ed to the terminal.

1048928	The current in.comsat has a default 120-second idle time,  which can
	cause many in.comsat daemons to be created in a very short time.
	This may cause the process table to be filled up.  This patch changes
	in.comsat by recognizing an argument, maxidle, specified in  seconds,
	to over-ride the default 120-second MAXIDLE time.


INSTALL: 

 1) Login as root.

 2) Make a backup copy of the old file:
	mv /usr/etc/in.comsat /usr/etc/in.comsat.fcs

 3) Now copy in the patched files and set ownership & permissions:
	cp `arch`/in.comsat /usr/etc/in.comast
	chown root /usr/etc/in.comsat
	chgrp staff /usr/etc/incomsat
	chmod 755 /usr/etc/in.comsat

 4) Edit /etc/inetd.conf by adding the desired maxidle argument to the
    in.comsat entry.