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Preface

1.  Installation Issues

2.  Solaris Runtime Issues

Common Desktop Environment

Remote Multilevel Login From the Login Screen Is Not Supported in Solaris Trusted Extensions (6616030)

Trusted Stripe Disappears From the Screen After Resolution Change (6460624)

x86: kdmconfig Command Does Not Create System Identification Configuration File for Xorg X Server (6217442)

CDE Removable Media Auto Run Capability Removed (4634260)

Solaris PDASync Cannot Delete Last Entry From the Desktop (4260435)

File Systems

x86: raidctl Fails to Create VDs on Dell SAS6i/R (6669169)

x86: ata Timeouts During Boot (6586621)

zoneadm install Fails With a ZFS Legacy Mount (6449301)

ZFS and UNIX/POSIX Compliance Issues

fdisk -E Can Sweep Disk Used by ZFS Without Warning (6412771)

ZFS and Third-Party Backup Product Issues

Veritas NetBackup Does Not Back Up and Preserve Files With ZFS/NFSv4 ACLs (6352899)

BrightStor ARCserve Backup Client Agent for UNIX (Solaris) and ZFS Support

ZFS GUI Should Check For /usr/lib/embedded_su at the Beginning of Each Wizard (6326334)

Fails to Sync File System on Panic (6250422)

Upgrading From Some Solaris Express or Solaris 10 Releases Requires Remounting of File Systems

NFSv4 Access Control List Functions Might Work Incorrectly

Access Problems Between Solaris NFSv4 Clients and NFSv4 Servers

Using mkfs Command to Create File System Might Fail on Very Large Disks (6352813)

System Crash Dump Fails on Devices Greater Than 1 TByte (6214480)

Using smosservice Command to Add OS Services Results in Insufficient Disk Space Message (5073840)

Hardware-Related Issues and Bugs

SPARC: SCSI Second Disk Fails to Attach After Solaris Live Upgrade (6684776)

x86: Cannot Enable MPxIO (6664694)

64-bit SPARC: DR Operations Involving Lowest CPU ID Fail (6663570)

SPARC: 19.55% Performance Regression for the NCP Device Driver (6660074)

64-bit SPARC: Some DR Commands Fail (6614737)

The (ZFS) ARC Allocates Memory Inside The Kernel Cage Preventing DR (6522017)

mpathadm Does Not Display Load-Balance Setting Specific to Device

Registration Tool Prevents Power Management on Some Framebuffers (6321362)

SPARC: Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 Board Versions 1.0 and 1.1 Not Supported in Solaris 10 OS

Certain USB 2.0 Controllers Are Disabled

Supported USB Devices and Corresponding Hub Configurations

x86: Limitations Exist With Certain Device Drivers in Solaris 10 OS

DVD-ROM/CD-ROM Drives on Headless Systems

x86: Manual Configuration Required to Specify Non-US English Keyboards

SPARC: jfca Driver for Certain Host Bus Adapters That Are Connected to Tape Devices Might Cause Errors (6210240)

Contention Exists Between Certain Devices That Share the Same Bus (6196994)

hat_getkpfnum() DDI Function Is Obsolete (5046984)

Some DVD and CD-ROM Drives Fail to Boot Solaris (4397457)

iPlanet Directory Server 5.1 Issues

Installing Directory Server 5.1

Migrating to the Sun Java System Directory Server 5 2005Q1

Issues While Running Debugger

x86: Unexpected SIGTRAP Signal Causes dbx Debugger to Hang (6546562 )

SPARC: Problems With dbx Debugger While Processing 64-bit Objects (6347707)

System Might Loop When Master CPU Is Changed (4405263)

Localization Issues

Multiple Input Method Switcher Applications Appear in Trusted Java DS

Wnn8 Japanese Input Method

Input Method Cannot Be Enabled With Primary Administrator Rights (6475081)

New ChuYin Input Method Not Supported in Upgrade to IIIMF rev.12 (6492129)

AltGr Does Not Work As Mode Switcher in Some Russian Locales (6487712)

Arabic Text Not Appearing in ar Locales

Solaris PDASync Does Not Support Data Exchange With the Multibyte Internationalized PDA Device (4263814)

Several Arabic Fonts Do Not Work in GNOME (6384024)

Unable to Switch Input Language on Session-Saved Applications (6360759)

Keyboard Shortcuts in Mozilla in ES Locale Are Unusual and Ambiguous (6288620)

Migration Note to UTF-8 locales

Microsoft Office Files

HTML Files

Fixing Broken HTML File

Emails Saved As Portable Format

Plain Text Files

File Names and Directory Names

Launching Legacy Locale Applications

Hardware for Some Keyboards Layouts Type 6 and 7 Not Available

Sort Capability in the European UTF-8 Locales Does Not Function Correctly (4307314)

Networking Issues

nxge Driver Panics in nxge_fflp_stat_update (6644276)

SPARC: NFS/RDMA Connection Errors (6229077)

Login Fails on iSCSI Target With Two Portals and One Bad Portal (6476060)

System Domain of Interpretation Is Not Configurable (6314248)

IP Forwarding Disabled by Default in Solaris 10 OS

Zone Not Booting When IP Address Belongs to a Failed IP Network Multipathing Group (6184000)

Intermittent Errors Might Occur With the Use of DataDigests (5108515)

Configuring Multiple Tunnels Between Two IP Nodes With Filtering Enabled Might Result in Packet Loss (4152864)

Security Issues

KDC Daemons Fail to Start (6623803)

Nonpassword Logins Fail With pam_ldap Enabled (6365896)

Incorrect Parameters Might Cause Panic in Sun StorEdge T3 (4319812)

Service Management Facility

Login Prompts Sometimes Appear Before File Systems Are Mounted (5082164)

Smart Card

System Does Not Respond to Smart Card (4415094)

Solaris Commands and Standards

Changed Man Pages for Solaris Trusted Extensions Are in Reference Manual Only

Bash 2.0.5b No Longer Sets Some Environment Variables

New ln Utility Requires -f Option

New tcsh Rejects setenv Variable Names That Use a Dash or an Equals Sign

STDIO getc Family EOF Condition Behavior Change

Output Columns of the ps Command Have Been Widened

Command ping -v Does Not Work on IPv6 Addresses (4984993)

Solaris Volume Manager

Solaris Volume Manager metattach Command Might Fail

Solaris Volume Manager metassist Command Fails in Non-English Locales (5067097)

Volume Creation Fails in Systems With Unformatted Disks (5064066)

Hot Spares Do Not Work Correctly When Solaris Volume Manager RAID-1 (Mirror) or RAID-5 Volumes Are Created in Disk Sets Built on Soft Partitions (4981358)

Solaris Volume Manager metadevadm Command Fails if Logical Device Name No Longer Exists (4645721)

Solaris Volume Manager metarecover Command Fails to Update metadb Namespace (4645776)

Sun Java Desktop System

Email and Calendar

Problems With Using Multiple Attachments (6260583)

Problem With Changing Authentication Type (6246543)

Incomplete List of Contacts in Contact Folder (5088514)

Login Issues

Login Error Message

Help System

Wrong Help Window Opened For Volume Control (6253210)

Online Help Freezes (5090731)

Mozilla Browser

Cannot Print Certain Documents From the Mozilla Browser

System-Level Issues

User Preferences Not Fully Compatible

Problems With Online Registration of StarOffice 7 Software (6208829)

Problems With Sound Recorder

Nautilus ACL MASK is Not in Sync With Group Permissions (6464485)

strftime(3c) Should Support GNU Extension in %-m And %-d (6448815)

x86: Cannot Configure Full-Screen Magnification on Systems With One Video Card

x86: Problems Configuring USB Mouse Device as Extension Device for Use With GNOME On-Screen Keyboard

Certain View Options Might Cause File Manager to Fail (6233643)

Problems Creating Certain Types of Archives (5082008)

System Administration

SPARC: Solaris Volume Manager GUI Fails to Start (6671736)

Cannot Log In to Solaris Management Console After Enabling Solaris Trusted Extensions (6639493)

zoneadm attach Command Might Fail (6550154)

Solaris is Unable to Handle Mode Switches Between Legacy and AHCI Modes for the SATA Controller (6520224)

Deferred Activation Patching (6486471)

Possible Error With 32-bit Applications Getting File System State on Large File Systems (6468905)

Using patchadd With the -R Option To Specify an Alternative Root Path From Systems That Are Not Zones Aware Should Be Restricted (6464969)

Sun Patch Manager Tool 2.0 Not Compatible With Previous Versions

Cannot Delete Existing Diskless Clients From the System (6205746)

SPARC: smosservice delete Command Does Not Successfully Remove All Directories (6192105)

kill -HUP Does Not Always Cause the Agent to Reread the snmpd.conf Configuration File (4988483)

x86: Pressing the F4 Key During BIOS Bootup Fails to Boot the Service Partition (4782757, 5051157)

Some com.sun Application Programming Interface Method Invocations Fail Under XML/HTTP Transport Protocol (4497393, 4497399, 4497406, 4497411)

3.  System-Specific Issues

4.  End-of-Software Support Statements

5.  Documentation Issues

6.  What's New in Solaris 10 5/08

A.  Table of Integrated Bug Fixes in the Solaris 10 Operating System

B.  Solaris 10 Operating System Patch List

System Administration

This section describes system administration bugs in Solaris 10 OS.

SPARC: Solaris Volume Manager GUI Fails to Start (6671736)

The Solaris Volume Manager GUI fails to start successfully. However, no system panic is detected.

Workaround: Remove the following lines from the /var/sadm/smc/toolboxes/smc/smc.tbx file.

<ToolBoxURL>
   <URL>file:/var/sadm/smc/toolboxes/tsol_files/tsol_files.tbx</URL>
</ToolBoxURL>
<ToolBoxURL>
   <URL>file:/var/sadm/smc/toolboxed/tsol_ldap/tsol_ldap.tbx</URL>
</ToolBoxURL>

Cannot Log In to Solaris Management Console After Enabling Solaris Trusted Extensions (6639493)

The Solaris Management Console hangs and does not allow root login to the Solaris Management Console after enabling Solaris Trusted Extensions. The following error message might be displayed the Solaris Management Console hangs:

Configuring the Management Server...

Workaround: Perform the following steps:

  1. Configure Solaris Trusted Extensions and start the Solaris Management Console.

  2. Choose Open ToolBox from the Console menu.

  3. Select localhost if it is listed.

  4. If localhost is not listed, then type localhost.

  5. Choose the Policy=TSOL toolbox.

  6. Log in again to the Solaris Management Console as root.

  7. (Optional) If the second login to the Solaris Management Console fails, repeat steps 1 through 5 by typing 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost in step 3.

zoneadm attach Command Might Fail (6550154)

When you attach a zone, if the original host and the new host have packages at the same patch level but at different intermediate patch histories, the zone attach might fail. Various error messages are displayed. The error message depends on the patch histories of the two hosts.

Workaround: Ensure that the original host and the new host machines have had the same sequence of patch versions applied for each patch.

Solaris is Unable to Handle Mode Switches Between Legacy and AHCI Modes for the SATA Controller (6520224)

In systems which have an AHCI compliant SATA controller, the BIOS setup typically enables the controller to be set in either AHCI, legacy, or RAID modes. Solaris supports AHCI and legacy modes.

The SATA mode setting in BIOS must not be changed after an initial Solaris installation. The SATA mode setting must also not be changed before or after a Solaris upgrade. If the SATA mode BIOS setting is modified after installing Solaris, the system will reset and fail to boot without indicating what led to the failure.

Workaround: If boot failure is encountered as a result of changing the BIOS setting, revert back to the original setting in order to boot Solaris.

Deferred Activation Patching (6486471)

Starting with patch 119254-42 and 119255-42, the patch installation utilities, patchadd and patchrm, have been modified to change the way that certain patches delivering new features or existing files that are incompatible with the running system are handled. This utilities modification affects the installation of these patches on any Solaris 10 release. These “deferred-activation” patches handle the large scope of change delivered in Kernel patches better.

In deferred Activation patching, a loopback file system, lofs, is used to create a copy of the root file system. The original files being patched are copied to a safe location and the lofs copy of the root file system is patched. Then the original file is lofs mounted back over the new file as it is patched. This means the running system remains consistent over the duration of patching, new features are not active and any incompatible change is hidden until the user reboots.

Users must reboot as soon as possible after applying a Deferred Activation Patch, but they do not have to reboot immediately, they can still add further patches then reboot.

The patch README provides instructions on which patches require a reboot.


Note - Sun strongly recommends that patch operations are carried out in a single-user mode, especially when this is recommended by the patch README.


If you are running non-global zones or have lofs disabled, consider the following points when installing or removing deferred-activation patches:

No error message is displayed.

Workaround: Sun recommends Solaris Live Upgrade to manage patching. Solaris Live Upgrade prevents the problems of patching a running system. Solaris Live Upgrade reduces the amount of downtime involved in patching and reduces risk by providing fallback capability if problems occur. For more information, see Solaris 10 5/08 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.

Possible Error With 32-bit Applications Getting File System State on Large File Systems (6468905)

When run on large file systems, for example ZFS, applications using statvfs(2) or statfs(2) to get information about the state of the file system exhibit an error. The following error message is displayed:

Value too large for defined data type

Workaround: Applications should use statvfs64() instead.

Using patchadd With the -R Option To Specify an Alternative Root Path From Systems That Are Not Zones Aware Should Be Restricted (6464969)

On systems running a Solaris release that is not zones aware, using patchadd -R, or any command that accepts the -R option to specify an alternate root path for a global zone that has non-global zones installed, will not work.

In contrast with the error message that is displayed by using the luupgrade [-t, -T, -p, -P] command, no error message regarding the use of appropriate command-level restrictions is displayed in this instance.

There is no indication that the -R option did not work. As a result of the failure of the command, Solaris 10 packages or patches are not installed on any of the installed non-global zones.

This problem occurs while installing and uninstalling packages or patches.


Note - The -R option works if the alternate boot environment has configured non-global zones, but no installed non-global zones. However, to avoid a potential problem, or if you are not sure whether there are any installed non-global zones used as the alternate root path, restrict the use of the -R option in all instances.


For more information, see the following man pages :

Workaround 1: Upgrade the OS to at least the Solaris 10 1/06 release.

If you are running the Solaris 10 3/05 release, install the following patches to enable the use of commands that accept the -R option to create an alternate root path:

Workaround 2: Restrict the use of the patchadd -R command or any command that accepts the -R option to create an alternate root path.

Instead, boot the alternate root, for example, the Solaris 10 release, as the active OS. Then install and uninstall the Solaris 10 packages and patches without using the -R option.

Sun Patch Manager Tool 2.0 Not Compatible With Previous Versions

A system that runs the Sun Patch Manager Tool 2.0 can manage remote systems that run Patch Manager Tool, including Sun Patch Manager Tool 1.0.

However, a system with an earlier version of Patch Manager Tool cannot manage remote systems that run Patch Manager Tool 2.0. Earlier versions include the following:


Note - Common Information Model/Web Based Enterprise Management (CIM/WBEM) support for Patch Manager Tool does not exist in the Solaris 8 OS. Consequently, remote management with Patch Manager does not apply to Solaris 8 systems.


Cannot Delete Existing Diskless Clients From the System (6205746)

If you use the smdiskless command to delete a diskless client, the command fails. The diskless client is not removed from the system databases. The following error message is displayed:

Failing with error EXM_BMS.

Workaround: Unshare the /export partition before adding the client.

SPARC: smosservice delete Command Does Not Successfully Remove All Directories (6192105)

If you use the smosservice delete command to remove a diskless client service, the command does not successfully remove all the service directories.

Workaround: Follow these steps.

  1. Make sure that no clients exist that use the service.

    # unshare /export/exec/Solaris_10_sparc.all
    # rm -rf /export/exec/Solaris_10_sparc.all
    # rm -rf /export/exec/.copyofSolaris_10_sparc.all
    # rm -rf /export/.copyofSolaris_10
    # rm -rf /export/Solaris_10
    # rm -rf /export/share
    # rm -rf /export/root/templates/Solaris_10
    # rm -rf /export/root/clone/Solaris_10
    # rm -rf /tftpboot/inetboot.sun4u.Solaris_10
  2. Remove the following entry from the /etc/bootparams file.

    fs1-24 boottype=:os

    Note - Remove this entry only if this file server does not provide functions or resources for any other services.


  3. Remove the following entry from the /etc/dfs/dfstab file.

    share -F nfs -o ro /export/exec/Solaris_8_sparc.all/usr
  4. Modify the /var/sadm/system/admin/services/Solaris_10 file.

    • If the file server is not Solaris_10, delete the file.

    • If the file server is Solaris_10, remove all entries after the first three lines. The deleted lines indicate the service USR_PATH and SPOOLED ROOT packages in /export/root/templates/Solaris_10 and the supported platforms.

kill -HUP Does Not Always Cause the Agent to Reread the snmpd.conf Configuration File (4988483)

After modifying the contents of snmpd.conf, you can issue the command kill -HUP snmp Process ID. This command stops the snmp process. The command then sends a signal to the System Management Agent's master agent (snmpd) to reread snmpd.conf and implement the modifications that you introduced. The command might not always cause the master agent to reread the configuration file. Consequently, using the command might not always activate modifications in the configuration file.

Instead of using kill -HUP, restart the System Management Agent after adding modifications to snmpd.conf. Perform the following steps:

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Type the following command:

    # /etc/init.d/init.sma restart

x86: Pressing the F4 Key During BIOS Bootup Fails to Boot the Service Partition (4782757, 5051157)

You are booting a Sun LX50 which has a Service partition and Solaris 10 OS on x86 is installed. Pressing the F4 function key to boot the Service partition, when given the option, causes the screen to go blank. The system then fails to boot the Service partition.

Workaround: Do not press the F4 key when the BIOS Bootup Screen is displayed. After a time-out period, the Current Disk Partition Information screen is displayed. Select the number in the Part# column that corresponds to type=DIAGNOSTIC. Press the Return key. The system boots the Service partition.

Some com.sun Application Programming Interface Method Invocations Fail Under XML/HTTP Transport Protocol (4497393, 4497399, 4497406, 4497411)

If you choose to use the com.sun application programming interface rather than the javax application programming interface to develop your WBEM software, only Common Information Model (CIM) remote method invocation (RMI) is fully supported. Other protocols, such as XML/HTTP, are not guaranteed to work completely with the com.sun application programming interface.

The following table lists examples of invocations that execute successfully under RMI but fail under XML/HTTP:

Method Invocation
Error Message
CIMClient.close()
NullPointerException
CIMClient.execQuery()
CIM_ERR_QUERY_LANGUAGE_NOT_SUPPORTED
CIMClient.getInstance()
CIM_ERR_FAILED
CIMClient.invokeMethod()
XMLERROR: ClassCastException