FIX: The POSIX subsystem process, Korn shell scripts, and Interix applications may crash after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on a computer that is running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, you may experience all the following symptoms:

The Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem process (Psxss.exe) may crash.
Korn shell scripts may no longer run, or Korn shell scripts may crash when you run them.
Microsoft Interix applications may crash.

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A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
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   28-May-2005  07:01  8.0.1969.32  130,048  Posix.exe        
   28-May-2005  07:01  8.0.1969.32  345,088  Psxdll.dll       
   28-May-2005  07:01  8.0.1969.32  104,448  Psxrun.exe       
   28-May-2005  07:01  8.0.1969.32  765,440  Psxss.exe

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