Summary for Patch 176 (Verified)

Summary	Fix use of lstat in file space.
Platform	Unix
Category	bugfix
Valid for	4.6.x
Requires
Server Required Patch/es
Supersedes	141, 137
Superseded by
Affects	: Storage Analyzer
Last Updated	September 30, 2009

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Description

Bugfix: Better use of lstat in file_space_account,
preventing automounter from mounting unwanted disks.
Accounting of symbolic links is also corrected.

Supersedes Patch Description

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Patch 141 — Adds accounting of large files, based on 'ls'.

Tests if a file for some reason is not accountable with lstat, and
tries to account by using ls command. Specially relevant to large
files on certain platforms.

Patch 137 — Sets accounting of special file types. Better uid lookup for

Sets accounting of special file types: directory, link, fifo, socket,
pipe, block devices, character devices.

Installation

Unpack tar file in e.g /tmp/patch on the Open iT client. Do the 
following as root:

  cd /tmp/patch
  ./patch.pl

Corresponding Windows Patches

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