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From: oberman@LLL-ICDC.ARPA.UUCP
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Subject: RE: Security patch
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Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 10:39:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 10 10:39:00 1987
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>Re: the magical patch.  I have several systems which can't afford to
>reboot often.  We were hoping to apply the patch at a reasonable time;
>i.e., when the machines were down anyway, say, for standalone backups.
>Now that it has been published, I know of several info-vax readers at
>our site who are intelligent enough to deduce how to get around things.
>This means I have to reboot these systems *before* they do.  Most of
>them won't bother, but one can't be sure...  Our manufacturing customers
>will undoubtedly give you hearty thanks.
>
>I will don my suit of armor for the time when, shortly after the required
>reboot, they wish to skewer me...

Why do you want to reboot? The patch certainly does not require it. Just
execute the .PAT file to patch the image and execute the following commands:
$ INSTALL :== $INSTALL/COMMAND
$ INSTALL
INSTALL> REPLACE SYS$LIBRARY:SECURESHR
INSTALL> EXIT
$

That does it. With no tar and feathers.

					R. Kevin Oberman
					Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
					arpa: oberman@lll-icdc.arpa
					(415) 422-6955

Disclaimer: Neither my employer nor myself can take resposibility for the
accuracy of this information. I believe it is correct, but if it's not I can
only say "Sorry".

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