HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2007 Release Notes
What is New at a Glance
What is New in the September 2004 Release?
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—The inetd daemon: New variable and new command-line option added.
— IPv4 Address Display: The IPv4-mapped-IPv6 address display is now changed to
display an IPv4 address.
— IPv6-enabled Internet Services products: Several products, including inetd,
telnet, and R-commands, are IPv6 enabled.
— Logging User Accounting Information: The telnetd, rlogind, remshd, rexecd
and ftpd utilities now use the new scalable utmps/wtmps/btmps interfaces to log
user accounting information.
— Multimedia Streaming Protocols (MSP): Upon upgrade to HP-UX 11i v2, MSP
will be removed. MSP will be available later as a Web upgrade. Customers who
have not installed MSP on HP-UX 11i v1 will be unaffected.
—The rbootd remote boot server for RMP clients: Obsolete. Clients using the RMP
protocol no longer supported; you must move from RMP to BOOTP.
—The remsh/rexec command and remote execution server: The remshd() function
has been changed to display an error message under certain circumstances. The
remsh/rexec process may appear hung when a user executes certain remote
commands.
—The rexecd remote execution server: New option added to prevent a user from
logging in as superuser. The [use_psd] option cannot be specified in the
/etc/pam.conf file for rexecd.
— Route Administration Manager for IPv6 Routing Protocols (RAMIPv6): Upon
upgrade to HP-UX 11i v2, RAMIPv6 will be removed. RAMIPv6 will be available
later as a Web upgrade. Customers who have not installed RAMIPv6 on HP-UX
11i v1 will be unaffected.
—The rwhod server: Updated to use the utmps interfaces to read the user
accounting information. Now supports valid hostname characters as per RFC
952 only.
— Secure Internet Services: New options added. IPv6 enabled for R-commands.
Kerberos supported in an IPv6 environment for ftp, r-commands, and telnet.
— Sendmail 8.11.1: Offers several new features, including multiple queue
directories, enhanced status codes as defined by RFC 2034, client port options,
daemon port options, IPv6 support, and more.
— SLP 0.8: New with HP-UX 11i v2. Includes dynamic service tracking, ease of
administration, and ease of development.
— TCP Wrappers 7.6: Includes features such as monitoring incoming requests for
Internet Services, controlling access to services spawned by inetd, and enforcing
access control in stand-alone daemon programs, among others.
—The telnetd function: Contains two new options.
— WU-FTPD 2.6.1: Offers several new features, including virtual hosts support,
the privatepw utility, IPv6 support, and new command-line options, as well as
other changes.
• LAN Administration Commands: Include support for IPoIB, 64-bit MIB, and Native
and Non-Native DLPI drivers developed by IHVs, plus new command-line options
for lanadmin.