Re: [cobalt-users] Software update for those who aren't receiving from the list

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Carrie Bartkowiak wrote:

> WARNING!!!
> The new patch to fix Pop Relay, on a RaQ4, requires a reboot.
> This is NOT mentioned on the patch page, which I've posted below:
> Security: Poprelayd 2.0-5 Update 1.0.1 
> 
> HTTP RaQ4-All-Security-1.0.1-10628.pkg Posted: September 4, 2001 
> FTP Point your FTP client to ftp://ftp.cobalt.com Size: 8,256 bytes 
>  
> This patch upgrades the version of poprelayd to 2.0-5. This version of poprelayd contains various security fixes for issues that were found in poprelayd v1.2. 
> 
> c1d20ae882cfd49c2802c65af3c5a03a 
> 
> So now here I sit at 9am EST - the beginning of the workday, waiting for my RaQ to reboot because the freaking page didn't mention anything about it.
> 
> GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
> 
> At least I know *now*, and can wait until later tonight to apply the patch to my other RaQs. 
> I'm so pissed.
> 
> --
> CarrieB
> "Television: chewing gum for the eyes." --Frank Lloyd Wright
> 
> 
I didn't visit the site yet, but, in the email notification on the
announce list, it was mentioned that a reboot is needed (although I don't
see why it's needed with my knowledge of this OS)

- shimii.