Patch Contents: - Install.cmd - cygwin0.dll - cygwin0.dll-md5sum - readme.TXT - _inst.cmd Background: This patch addresses occasional LK-W script failures that occur when a script attempts to open a file named NUL:. This patch is for LK-W version 8.6.0 and later. ============================ Installation Instructions: ============================ Simple installation: Before installing, stop the LifeKeeper service and exit from any LK GUI processes running on the node being updated. Run - as Administrator - the "Install.cmd" script included in this patch. After installation, restart LifeKeeper. Manual installation: Before installing, stop the LifeKeeper service and exit from any LK GUI processes running on the node being updated. On each node, run the following commands in an Administrator command prompt. Note that is the full path to the folder containing the updated cygwin0.dll file. cd /d %LKBIN% move /y cygwin1.dll cygwin1.dll-Save copy \cygwin0.dll cygwin1.dll Then reboot the system. To verify installation: Start a CMD prompt. In the prompt run these commands: cd %LKBIN% sh export PATH=/bin:$PATH rm -f NUL rm -f NUL: echo > NUL echo > NUL: ls NUL* 2> /dev/null | wc -l The last command should output "0" Then run exit to exit from sh. After installation, restart LifeKeeper. NOTE: If a repair of LifeKeeper is performed after this patch has been installed you will need to reinstall the patch. ============================ Uninstallation Instructions: ============================ Simple uninstallation: Run the SIOS LifeKeeper installer, and choose the 'Repair' option. Reboot the system. Manual uninstallation: Before uninstalling, stop the LifeKeeper service and exit from any LK GUI processes running on the node. On each node, run the following commands in an Administrator command prompt. NOTE: The name of the original cygwin1.dll file may be different depending on how the PW-4407 patch was installed. The instructions below assume the patch was installed manually. If it was installed automatically via the patch Install.cmd script, then it will be named cygwin1.dll- instead. Adjust the name in the 'move' command below accordingly. cd /d %LKBIN% rm /y cygwin1.dll move /y cygwin1.dll-Save cygwin1.dll Restart the LifeKeeper service.