HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

• Install-Time Security: Includes the bundles Sec00Tools, Sec10Host, Sec20MngDMZ, and
Sec30DMZ. Updated to version 1.4.x with new questions/configuration, diagnostic daemon
configure to local-only use (not network), and syslog local-only.
• OpenSSL: Updated to version A.00.09.07l.003. Incorporates defect fixes. If OpenSSL
A.00.09.08d is enabled, additional security features are available.
• HP-UX Role-based Access Control: Updated to version B.11.23.04 with introduction of a set
of “privilege shells,” integration with HP System Management Homepage, integration with
select commands, and defect fixes. Available on Software Pack.
• HP-UX Secure Shell: Updated to version A.04.40.011. Features include change to ssh
ControlMaster directive for Connection Sharing; improved performance for remote-to-local
and local-to-remote file transfers; and features introduced in OpenSSH4.4p1.
• New: HP-UX Software Assistant: A command-line based tool that consolidates and simplifies
patch management and security bulletin management on HP-UX systems.
• HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions: Version B.11.23.02 introduces integration with
HP-UX Role-based Access Control, allowing more granular access controls. In addition, also
introduces the userstat command for querying the status of user account information.
Available on Software Pack.
June 2007 Release Notes, Chapter 9: “Commands and System Calls”
• New: LoginNLS: Version B.11.23.01. Provides French Native language support for login(1).
Available on Software Pack.
• New: TRUFGREP: Provides a new command - trufgrep(1), which searches the input text files
for a pattern. Uses a different algorithm to implement fgrep(1). Available on Software Pack.
• New: usermod Command Enhancement (Restricted Movement of Home Directories): With
this enhancement, usermod(1M) can selectively prevent the movement of home directories
with the -m option. Available on Software Pack.
June 2007 Release Notes, Chapter 10: “Libraries and Programming”
• HP MPI: Updated to version 2.2.5 with MPI-2 name publishing support, new mpirun option
-netaddr, and new environment variables.
• HP-UX Java Development Kit and HP-UX Java Runtime Environment for the Java™ 2
Platform Standard Edition (JDK/JRE): Versions 1.4 and 5.0 (1.5) of the JDK/JRE, Add-ons,
and Plugins updated to incorporate defect fixes.
• Perl: Updated to version 5.8.8 build 817.1 with improvements to performance, changes to
several commands, defect fixes, and much more.
June 2007 Release Notes, Chapter 11: “Internationalization”
• There are no changes in June 2007 for the products or features that are normally documented
in this chapter.
June 2007 Release Notes, Chapter 12: “Other Functionality”
• There are no changes in June 2007 for the products or features that are normally documented
in this chapter.
What is New in the September 2006 Release?
In the following summaries, you can obtain a general picture of how the September 2006 release
of HP-UX 11i v2 differs from the June 2006 release of HP-UX 11i v2. For further information, see
the indicated chapters in the HP-UX 11i Version 2 September 2006 Release Notes, available in its
most current version at http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iV2/.
The following summaries are not exhaustive, so HP strongly recommends that you consult the
HP-UX 11i Version 2 September 2006 Release Notes for information that is not included here.
September 2006 Release Notes, Chapter 4: “Hardware-Specific Information”
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