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From: LEICHTER-JERRY@YALE.ARPA
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: VMS security patch
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Date: Sun, 31-May-87 12:55:34 EDT
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Just a brief expansion on what Kevin said:

    - "How do I know if I need it?" "Is it big enough?"
    
      You need it if you are running VMS 4.4 or 4.5.  I do not know about
      4.5A, B, and C.  I suspect, but have no proof, that it is fixed in 4.6.
      You really do need it.

You DO need it for 4.5A, B and C.  The same patchs WILL appear in 4.6.

The following is from memory, so the exact numbers may not be right:  The
patches are all to one file SYS$SHARE:SECURESHR.EXE, and set ECO levels 1
through 6.  ECO levels 1 and 2 were actually part of VMS 4.5; when the patch
is applied on a 4.5 system, VMSINSTAL will tell you about this (but proceed
to apply the other four patches anyway).  When it comes time to install 4.6,
VMSINSTAL will complain when it finds ECO's 3-6 already set, but again that's
no big deal.  In general, nothing terrible will happen if you these patches
are applied twice, so play it safe.

There's no reason NOT to apply this patch.  If you've received this patch
and haven't applied it, expect no sympathy from ANYONE if Joe Hacker then
proceeds to rob you blind.
							-- Jerry
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