* Add a NEWS file for openafs-dbserver warning of the serious Ubik bug

  fixed in the previous release and suggesting restarting database
  servers one at a time.

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4598ca7a6449c345a9bc7e52f63bba77e7a09972..686bcaa6b9d0c299377646a7c505c72beb56d8a0 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ openafs (1.4.7.dfsg1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     openafs-krb5 to ensure that the klog transition to alternatives is
     smooth.
   * When configuring a new cell, clear the general restart time.
+  * Add a NEWS file for openafs-dbserver warning of the serious Ubik bug
+    fixed in the previous release and suggesting restarting database
+    servers one at a time.
 
  -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>  Fri, 09 May 2008 10:16:28 -0700
 

diff --git a/debian/openafs-dbserver.NEWS b/debian/openafs-dbserver.NEWS
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..a8b5f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/openafs-dbserver.NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+openafs-dbserver (1.4.7.dfsg1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  If you are upgrading from one of the 1.4.7 pre-releases, be aware that
+  there was a serious bug in those versions that could cause Ubik database
+  entries to be lost if all database servers were restarted at the same
+  time.  You should restart each database server in turn, one at a time,
+  to pick up the new 1.4.7 binaries before the next nightly restart.
+
+  Only 1.4.7 pre-releases were affected by this problem.  If you are
+  upgrading from an older version, you should not have to take special
+  precautions.
+
+  You may also want to turn off any general restart for your servers with:
+
+      bos setrestart -server <server> -time never -general
+
+  This was an old defense against memory leaks and is no longer needed.
+
+ -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>  Fri, 09 May 2008 10:24:48 -0700
+