NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  312Y2Kp2.EXE; NetWare 3.12 Year 2000 Fixes
README FOR:  312Y2KP2.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 3.12

ABSTRACT:

NetWare 3.12 Year 2000 fixes.

 NetWare 3.2 includes all of the updates mentioned or contained in this file.

 Additional information is available on our Web site at
 http://www.novell.com/intranetware/netware3

 2/4/98 - File was rebuilt for readme edits.


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 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

 Testing has revealed there is no immediate danger to any data files.

 Requirements:
 1) Hardware must be year 2000 ready (check with your hardware vendor).
 2) The latest patches/fixes must already installed on the server. The
patches/fixes are available from the Support Connection CD and on the Internet
at http://support.novell.com, Minimum Patch List.

 For an automated installation of these files, install the NetWare 3.2
Enhancment Pack. (This may be purchased from your local reseller.)

 Make a back-up copy or rename the original files before replacing them.

 The directory structure is arranged so that files in each directory will be
 copied to their respective directory on a server.

 For Example:
 SYS\PUBLIC\RCONSOLE.EXE should be copied to a server on the SYS: volume in the
PUBLIC directory.


 LOADER.EXE Instructions:

 If the patch kit 312PTC.EXE has already been installed, disregard installing
LOADER.EXE.

 1. Copy the LOADER.EXE and LSWAP.EXE files to the appropriate NetWare boot
directory of the server (for example, C:\SERVER.312).

 2. Execute the following command at the DOS prompt while in the server boot
directory:

     Usage:  LSWAP [LoaderFilePath [ServerFilePath]]
                 Default LoaderFilePath = C:\SERVER.312\LOADER.EXE
                 Default ServerFilePath = C:\SERVER.312\SERVER.EXE


 NOTE: These updates work with all localized versions of NetWare 3.12.

Self-Extracting File Name: 312y2kp2.exe

Files Included     Size     Date      Time

..\
    312Y2KP2.TXT     (This file)
    312Y2KP2.TXT            5971          2-4-98      5:16:46 pm
..\BOOT\
      LOADER.EXE           67440         8-21-97     10:05:08 am
       LSWAP.EXE           55597         5-28-96      1:51:52 pm
..\SYS\
..\SYS\PUBLIC\
     LISTDIR.EXE           26291        11-19-97     12:31:18 pm
        MENU.OVL          157519         12-3-97      1:01:16 pm
      PAUDIT.EXE           36064         12-1-97      2:18:28 pm
     PSERVER.EXE          109732        11-19-97      1:30:20 pm
    RCONSOLE.EXE           96139         11-3-97      8:50:58 am
     SESSION.EXE          150847        10-28-97     11:39:34 am
..\SYS\SYSTEM\
     NET_REC.DAT             482         12-1-97      2:18:24 pm
     PSERVER.NLM           52563        11-19-97      1:48:16 pm
     SBACKUP.NLM          184756        11-24-97     11:10:44 am


Installation Instructions:


 ISSUE:

 This update addresses year 2000 issues.


 PROBLEMS RESOLVED:

 LISTDIR.EXE
 The date is not displayed correctly when using the /D and /T options.

 LOADER.EXE
 The file server could abend at the year 2000 roll over to 1/1/2000. The BIOS
clock would also be reset to the year 1980. To determine if the SERVER.EXE has
been patched correctly, the file size should be 522,369  (This patch is also
contained in the 312PTC.EXE file.)

 MENU.OVL
 The date is not displayed correctly after year 2000.

 PAUDIT.EXE and NET_REC.DAT
 The year was not properly displayed for years greater than 1999.

 PSERVER.EXE
 The banner page prints the year as 19200 instead of 2000.

 PSERVER.NLM
 The banner page prints the year as 19200 instead of 2000.

 RCONSOLE.EXE
 When selecting the directory scan option, the year as indicated by the file
creation date displays as 100 instead of 00, 134 instead of 34, etc.

 SBACKUP.NLM
 When the system time is set to the year 2000 or higher, the year was not
displayed correctly in the session files. It was adding 28 years to the last
two digits of the year eg., 2007 as 2035. (This file requires the file
LIB312.EXE to be installed on the server.)

 SESSION.EXE
 The login time was displayed incorrectly for the year 2028 and beyond.


 RECOMMENDED UPDATES

 Documentation of NetWare 3.12 updates is provided in Technical Information
Documents (TIDs) accessible through any of the following sources:

       http://support.novell.com
       Novell's Support Connection CD
       Your Novell reseller

 The following list shows the recommended updates for NetWare 3.12 available
from http://support.novell.com. NOTE: These filenames are updated whenever
changes are made to them.

       BNDFX4.EXE
       CDUP5.EXE
       CONFG7.EXE
       IPX65B.EXE
       LANDR9.EXE
       LANDRV.EXE
       LIB312.EXE
       LOG376.EXE
       MAP312.EXE
       MIGIT1.EXE
       MON176.EXE
       NAM312.EXE
       NW3DFS.EXE
       NWPA3.EXE
       NWPA3.EXE
       ODI33E.EXE
       OS2U1.EXE
       PS2OPT.EXE
       PS3X02.EXE
       PU3X01.EXE
       RCONSL.EXE
       RPLKT4.EXE
       SBACK6.EXE
       SMSUP6.EXE
       SROUT4.EXE
       STRTL6.EXE
       SYS376.EXE
       VRP386.EXE
       312PTx.EXE



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