[cobalt-security] RE: The PHP update bug is SUN's fault! Period!

["Stefan Jones" <stefan.w.jones@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not have a non standard Qube 3 Pro!  It is updated only with the
software that Sun places in BluelinQ.  So, they have not tested this update
properly. Period!

Stefan

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   1. Re: Heads up: New Sun Cobalt Patch which you  might want to skip
(Jalon Q. Zimmerman)

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Message: 1
From: "Jalon Q. Zimmerman" <jalonz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] Heads up: New Sun Cobalt Patch which you
might want to skip
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 13:59:11 -0500
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:47:20 -0800, Bruce Timberlake wrote
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> > >Anyone who has a modified or more modern PHP installed will have a
> > >dead Apache after installing this patch.
> >
> > Why would Sun put out a patch that kills apache... do they need the
> > support money that bad ?
> 
> It will only break Apache if you've deviated from the default 
> install Sun provides.  They cannot take all possible end user 
> customizations into account when designing their patches.  If you 
> know enough to mess with your PHP install, you either don't need the 
> patch, or you can figure out how to incorporate the changes into 
> your non-standard system.

I have had good success with removing the edison.ca php 4.2.3 patch, 
installing the Sun patch, then re-installing the edison.ca update.

:)
jalon



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