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What is the preferred way to distribute a small update to software?
If a product simply requires a replacement of the .EXE file, what would be the expected way to deliver this update to multiple workstations in a large enterprise?
Is an .MSP file preferred?
Or ...
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“The update is already installed on this system” message when trying to apply hotfixes
I was trying to install (KB2460011 and KB2516475) to windows Server 2008R2 SP1 Standard after suggested as a fix for SQL Server crashing issue and it gives me update is already installed message/error ...
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Error in applying patch in Apache
Recently i have installing apache 2.2.21 from the source for testing purpose.
After doing clean installation of apache i want to patch it with the patches provided here: ...
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VB Script for Windows Servers
I require a VB script which when run gives me the details about the latest Windows patch that was updated on the servers along with the date & time.
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Performing Patch/Delta Releases for Web Application
First, my (simplified) problem in a nutshell:
My release cycle at work is, each release we currently perform a full copy/deploy of the web application. Simply put, we generate a tarball, SCP it to ...
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adding a patch to a software
I am trying to install the mysql patch available here...
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=64248
I have the mysql version 5.5.20
but I do not know how to copy the code. I am using centOS.
I tried ...
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Is 4.44 xforwarded stunnel patch compatible with stunnel 4.52?
In trying to patch the current stable version of Stunnel with the patch provided on the HaProxy site. I get the following response. Is it still required to patch? From the copy on the site it looks ...
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Patching Exchange mailbox server without potential data loss
I have what I think is a quick easy question. I'd like to apply a service pack to my exchange 2007 mailbox server. I don't have a CCR setup, so its a pretty standard configuration. We do have it ...
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Check that NLM is patched in Netware 6.5
We need to solve vulnerability CVE-2011-4191
"Stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or ...
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Tools for deploying MS patches to client computers (W7 + W2008 R2)
Are there any third party tools that will allow you to deploy patches to W7 and W2008R2 client computers over the network?
We already have the patches we just need to find a way to deploy them ...
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Finding and downloading all available Win2008 R2 and W7-32bit patches (without using WSUS)
Is there a way to find and download all available MS patches for:
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Windows 7 (32-bits) SP1
Without using WSUS or the 'Windows update' tool within the O/S?
I basically ...
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Loaded Vs Unloaded Patch Panels
What is the difference between loaded and unloaded patch panels? Is it simply that loaded patch panels come with endpoint sockets and unloaded patch panels do not?
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Solaris 10 Get latest Installed patches
I'm trying to find out a way to display the LATEST patches installed in a Solaris box. I know the existence of the commands:
showrev - p
patchadd -p
But I'd like to see a list of patches sorted by ...
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Implementing an NMS
We are looking to implement an NMS (netork monitoring software) in our company and have found many different products; Nagios, Kaseya, Zabbix, Zenoss, Munin, OpenNMS.
The core functionality that we ...
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How do I patch apache?
Ok, so I am using apache 2.2.17 on an Ubuntu (Natty Narwhal) box.
I need to apply a patch (mod_proxy_connect-2.2.16.patch) which I downloaded from ...
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Solaris 11: Quick way to fetch and install patches after initial install
Is there a quick command that will fetch patches from the internet and install them?
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Oracle Security Update Patch July 2011 - How to know if i am affected?
Oracle Security Update Patch July 2011
I am using JDK 1.4.2_08, 1.4.2_19, 1.4.2_22, and Oracle DB 9.2.0.8. Can any experts tell me how to tell if i am affected, i.e. after installing the patch ...
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Oracle automatic patch download
I need to update/patch the firmware of a lot of Sun/Oracle systems quite frequently. To do that I first need to download the latest firmware snapshot by hand from Oracle's saggy and unsophisticated ...
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How safe are Unattended Upgrades/Automatic Updates for Ubuntu
I'm in the process of trying to keep several ubuntu box's up to date and patched (10.4.2 LTS), one suggestion I've been getting is setting up unattended upgrades ...
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Replacing core windows system files. Windows service pack
I am dealing with a program that patches core Windows system files. I don't advocate it, but it is what I am dealing with.
My question is, when we run a Service Pack, will it brick the system, or ...
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CentOS and package version numbers worry
I have heard about a vulnerability in BIND.
See here: http://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2011-0414
The issue appears to be with certain versions and my version (9.3.6) is earlier than ...
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How/where to find all Update (msu) packages for Windows 7 (Enterprise)
I've been using Wim2Vhd to create native boot vhd files. (I'm using this to keep several development environments ready, I'm a developer, I know -- I need help ;-)
Now the first boot always ends up ...
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Is there a diff/merge utility to compare binary files and synchronize data bit-by-bit in either direction based on differences in binary data?
I have a tricky dilemma. I've got some files on two different destination drives, copied from the same source drive. The source drive had been failing, so I used dd to copy over the data to one ...
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Unable to apply patch generated with diff on SunOS server
I generated a patchfile of 2 directories using this command:
diff -ur source-20110125 source > mailpatch3.patch
Now I would like to apply the patch, doing this:
patch -p1 < mailpatch3.patch
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Where can I find Solaris patch clusters for Solaris 2.6?
One of my customers is working on a product which can virtualize old Solaris environments and run them on current, supported Solaris platforms.
Of course to do this, we need to run an assortment of ...
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gigabit ethernet to single mode LC fiber
I need a fiber converter that takes single mode LC fiber from the patch to a gigabit port on the switch. I've been investigating the Canary GFT-1036, but am having a difficult time finding a vendor ...
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Diff always fail to apply patch of files I make?
I have some files in my server that I wanted to make a patch for, so I took one of the files to test:
cp /path/file ~/file
So now I have just the same file in my root directory so I make any ...
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kernel patch .diff file
i need to apply patch .diff file to kenerl how to apply it which command should i use after i save the patch on patch.diff file
ps patch is
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=248716
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Will IIS always be installed as fully patched?
When I install Internet Information Server on a Windows machine that is fully patched according to Windows Update, will it be installed as patched right from the start?
I have always wondered if any ...
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Can I patch a tiny part of the kernel without recompiling?
I'm using inotify for a project, and desperately require the functionality provided by this patch: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/758183
Can I apply this patch to my existing Linux ...
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Why is PHP Suhosin needed? Isn't PHP patched for security already?
I'm planning to set up a Linux-VPS and run a PHP site on it. I have read that it's recommended to use PHP Suhosin to patch PHP for security. But isn't PHP patched for security in every new release? or ...
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Multiple directories update with changing user permissons
I have multiple users on one machine with FreeBSD7.3. Each user has his own site (only one). Each site is a copy of master-site with slight differences (ie. database configuration, template files).
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Easily patch Dell firmware without OS support?
On our HP servers, HP provides an image we can put on a USB key (or CD), boot from and patch the all the firmware in the system. On our Linux Dell servers there's a convenient yum repository we can ...
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Diff and patch for big binary files
As part of my job I regularly need to upload big files (a 512 MB to 1 GB ISO, for example). In some cases, very little changes from ISO to ISO (say, a 10 MB file in a 1 GB ISO). Unfortunately, I can't ...
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Apply multiple .patch files
I have a directory with .patch files, generated using diff.
I would like to apply all those patches using patch -p1 to another directory.
But patch takes only one file, unless I cat.
What would the ...
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How do I get SUNW_1.4 version of libthread.so.1 for Solaris 2.6
I have installed an old application on an old Ultra 5 with Solaris 2.6. When I start the app, I get the error: ld.so.1: : fatal : libthread.so.1: version 'SUNW_1.4' not found. There is a version of ...
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VMs restarted during backup job - due to VM patching
I wonder what will happen when the VMs are restarted while backup is running ?
Our backup runs almost 12 hrs at night. And at that time, we are also going to apply the patches and reboot the VMs. I ...
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Windows Server 2008 Services won't start after patch
After installing the run of the mill patches today on a Windows Server 2008 (Running as an AD controller and Exchange 2007 Server) the machine came back up with "configuring updates stage 3 of 3 0% ...
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Patching AIX systems - patches are where? how to apply?
I'm not an AIX guru.....I've been assigned to patch my systems up to the latest patch level.
First, where do I get the patches for AIX 5.1 and 5.3?
Second, how are they generally installed (i.e. ...
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How do you apply a hotfix using ColdFusion Administrator?
I have a .jar file that I need to apply to my ColdFusion server. The instructions say to:
"Open the ColdFusion Administrator and apply the provided hf800-1875.jar hot fix using the System Information ...
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Different files of two directories
There are two directories I'd like to compare. I tried diff but it includes the changes inside the files. All I want is something like this
file a is just in /A
file b is missing in /A
file c ...
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Installing MS09-056 (KB974571) on Live Communications Server
I've just installed this patch on a Live Communications Server 2005 server and LCS is refusing to start.
I'm getting a wonderful event log claiming that the LCS instance is an expired evaluation (!)
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Iptables ipt_time extension
I'm trying to get the ipt_time extension for netfilter/iptables to work on CentOS 5.3. It's a bloodbath.
First of all, the HOWTO I linked is the official Netfilter Extension HOWTO, but it's also ...
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Get rsync to generate a patch file instead of copying across files?
I'm copying lots of files that have changed from one server to another using rsync. I know I can use the -n option to do a dry run, so I can see what files have been changed. However is it possible to ...
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Find out unfixed exploits count based on application version
In our enviroment we are often required to run old outdated versions of different applications, and im wondering about the security implications on that. So im hoping there is a site that basicly ...
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How can I determine the last time a Solaris machine was patched?
I am trying to determine patch levels and how long some Solaris machines have been without patching in order to support triaging which systems to patch first. How can I determine the last time a ...
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Microsoft patching folders
After extracting a Microsoft security patch, I got several folders containing the updated DLL. For Windows XP SP3 I have two folders: SP3GDR and SPQFE. Does anyone know what is the difference between ...
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How can I automate installation of a package to Linux and Windows Virtual Machines on VMware ESX4?
I would like to create an application that will traverse a Virtual Infrastructure using the vSphere Web Services API (this part I have handled) and perform and unattended install of some given package ...
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How can I tell which package updates will require a reboot or service restart?
One of our boxes is running Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Most Ubuntu package upgrades are trivial and don't affect availability much. How do I tell which packages are going to cause an outage before applying ...
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Firmware Best Practices and Update Schedules
Firmware receives very little attention when it comes to updates. Out of sight, out of mind.
Many devices: RAID controllers, NICs, chipsets, and even hard drives, get some benefit from being ...
