NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Downing a NetWare 2.2 & v2.15 File Server
DOCUMENT ID:        TID000013
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               01JUL93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         286DWN.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare 2.2
NetWare Pre 3.11 and 2.2

ABSTRACT:
This patch is intended for all versions of NetWare 2.2 or v2.15 for
dedicated and non-dedicated servers.  The patch fixes the ABEND message
"Stack overflow", which occurs if any DOS process has more than 25 files
open when the server's operating system is shut down.
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NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. 
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INFORMATION.
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Self-Extracting File Name:  286DWN.EXE

Files Included     Size     Date        Time

\
  286DWN.TXT          (This File.)
\22DOWN\
  22DOWN.TXT       4717   06-18-93     11:14a
 DOWNDED.FIX       3117   12-10-91     09:57a
 DOWNFIX.BAT        689   12-12-91     11:03a
  DOWNND.FIX       3175   12-10-91     09:59a
  README.ZAP       2355   02-25-91      2:00p
  ZAPOBJ.EXE      28660   07-31-90      4:24p
\215DOWN\
 215DOWN.TXT       4547   06-18-93     11:16a
 DOWNDED.FIX       3247   01-31-92      1:57p
 DOWNFIX.BAT       2271   01-31-92     11:54a
  DOWNND.FIX       3249   01-31-92      1:57p
 DOWNSFT.FIX       3249   01-31-92      1:57p
 DOWNTTS.FIX       3249   01-31-92      1:57p
  README.ZAP       2355   02-25-91      2:00p
  ZAPOBJ.EXE      28660   07-31-90      4:24p


                         README FOR 286DWN.EXE
This README file of 286DWN.EXE accompanies 22DOWN (for NetWare v2.2) and
215DOWN (for NetWare v2.15)


Purpose/issue:
This fix is intended for all versions of NetWare v2.2 or v2.15 for
dedicated and non-dedicated servers. This patch fixes the ABEND message
"Stack overflow" that occurs if any DOS process has more than 25 files open
at the time the server is DOWNed.

This patch allocates more space so that the "stack overflow" ABEND does not
occur at the time the server is downed, if there are 240 or less open files
per process. With this patch, if the server is downed while files are open,
the message "files still open, do you want to down the server?" will appear
at the file server console.


INSTALLATION

See the individual readme files included in the .EXE file for installation
instructions on your version of Netware.
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