This README file accompanies the DELFIX.NLM patch file for NetWare 386 v3.10 
Rev A.  The following file is included for this patch:    
    
        DELFIX   NLM      1872 10-29-90   5:53p
        PATCHMAN NLM      4174 10-29-90  12:51p

DELFIX is a dynamic patch which is loaded at the file server console as a 
NetWare Loadable Module.  This patch fixes a bug in NetWare 386 V3.10a that 
would cause the server to ABEND with the message: 
 
            "DeleteFileCompletely found an invalid TNode" 
 
whenever an attempt was made to delete a file which had more than seven trustees 
assigned to it and Immediate Purge Of Deleted Files was set to ON. 

To implement this patch, the NetWare 386 Patch Manager (PATCHMAN.NLM) must 
first be loaded.  
  
Three types of patches can be managed with PATCHMAN:  dynamic, semi-static, 
and static.  Dynamic patches are .NLM files that can be loaded/unloaded while 
the server is running.  Unloading a dynamic patch will restore the Operating 
System to its original "un-patched" state.  Semi-static patches can also be 
loaded while the server is running, but they cannot be unloaded.  It is not 
possible to undo the effects of a semi-static patch without first downing the 
server and bringing it back up without loading the semi-static patch.  A 
static patch is a DOS executable program that makes changes to the SERVER.EXE 
file.  This type of patch is applied once and its effects are permanent.  It 
is suggested that static patches be applied to a copy of the SERVER.EXE file, 
not the original file.  
  
Dynamic and semi-static patches modify the Operating System in memory, not 
on the disk.  This means that dynamic and semi-static patches must be loaded 
each time the Operating System is brought up in order for any "fixes" to take 
effect. It is recommended that the command "LOAD <patch>" be placed in the 
file server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file to ensure that the patch is always in effect 
when the server is initially brought up.  Typing MODULES at the server 
console will show which dynamic patches have been loaded, but will not show 
semi-static or static patches.  
   
The Patch Manager (PATCHMAN.NLM) must be loaded before any dynamic or semi- 
static patches can be loaded.  If PATCHMAN is not already loaded, the 
<patch>.NLM will attempt to locate PATCHMAN and, if found, will load it 
automatically.  PATCHMAN only needs to be loaded once; all .NLM patches can 
then be loaded.  PATCHMAN cannot be unloaded until all patches that rely on 
it are first unloaded.  
  
To implement this patch:  
  
1)      Copy PATCHMAN.NLM and the patch .NLM file to the same directory as the 
        other NLM files on your system (SYS:SYSTEM is suggested).  
  
2)      After the system is brought up, type LOAD PATCHMAN at the console.  
  
3)      LOAD the patch .NLM file.  
  
NOTE:   This patch and PATCHMAN.NLM will only operate on NetWare 386 v3.10a.  
        Future versions of NetWare 386 will require a version of PATCHMAN  
        specific to that release.  
  
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                                 DISCLAIMER  
     
     Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to this 
software patch, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties  
of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.  Novell's intentions  
for this software patch is to provide a temporary work-around to the  
anomalies described in this file.  Such work-arounds are typically addressed  
in future releases of NetWare.     
     Novell will not be responsible for any data loss that may result from  
implementing this patch.  Novell strongly recommends a backup be made before  
any patch is applied.   Technical support for this patch is provided at the  
discretion of Novell.     
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