Serv-U 15.1.7 HotFix 4
is now available for download on the customer portal for customers under active maintenance.
This SolarWinds hotfix addresses the following security and functionality issues:
- Serv-U FTP(S) Security improvements
- Stability improvements
- Performance improvements
Requirements
This fix requires Serv-U version 15.1.7.238.
Within the Serv-U folder there is a folder for each supported platform. Please use the files for your platform when updating Serv-U. The folder contains files in the appropriate directory structure (if necessary) to upgrade your installation.
This fix contains 9 files for Windows and 5 files for Linux:
Windows:
* \Serv-U.exe
* \Serv-U-Tray.exe
* \Serv-U.dll
* \Serv-U-RES.dll
* \RhinoNET.dll
* \RhinoRES.dll
* \Client\Admin\ServerLimits.htm
* \Client\Admin\Strings\Strings.strings
* \Client\Common\Strings\File-Transfer.strings
Linux:
* /Serv-U
* /Serv-U-Tray
* /Client/Admin/ServerLimits.htm
* /Client/Admin/Strings/Strings.strings
* /Client/Common/Strings/File-Transfer.strings
Install the HotFix.
1. Shut down all running Serv-U processes.
a. Right-click the tray icon, and select Stop Serv-U.
b. Right-click the tray icon, and select Exit Tray.
2. Navigate to the Serv-U installation directory:
For Windows, the default installation directory is:
C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft\Serv-U
or:
C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U
For Linux, the default installation directory is:
/usr/local/Serv-U
3. Back up the following files from the installation directory to a separate location:
Windows:
* \Serv-U.exe
* \Serv-U-Tray.exe
* \Serv-U.dll
* \Serv-U-RES.dll
* \RhinoNET.dll
* \RhinoRES.dll
* \Client\Admin\ServerLimits.htm
* \Client\Admin\Strings\Strings.strings
* \Client\Common\Strings\File-Transfer.strings
Linux:
* /Serv-U
* /Serv-U-Tray
* /Client/Admin/ServerLimits.htm
* /Client/Admin/Strings/Strings.strings
* /Client/Common/Strings/File-Transfer.strings
4. Extract the hot fix .zip file to a temporary location.
5. Open the folder in the extracted hot fix for the platform Serv-U is installed on. For example, open the Windows 64-bit folder if Serv-U is installed on a 64-bit version of Windows.
6. On Linux, modify the permissions of the files by executing the following command:
chmod u+xs Serv-U
chmod u+x Serv-U-Tray
7. Copy the hotfix contents to the Serv-U installation directory, overwriting the existing files.
8. Restart the Serv-U tray application.
9. Right-click the tray icon and select Start Serv-U.
The hotfix is installed.
Uninstall the HotFix
1. Shut down all running Serv-U processes.
a. Right-click the tray icon, and select Stop Serv-U.
b. Right-click the tray icon, and select Exit Tray.
2. Locate the files backed up during the installation procedure above.
3. Navigate to the Serv-U installation directory:
For Windows, the default installation directory is:
C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft\Serv-U
or:
C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U
For Linux, the default installation directory is:
/usr/local/Serv-U
4. Copy the backed up to the Serv-U installation directory, overwriting the existing files.
5. Restart the Serv-U tray application.
6. Right-click the tray icon, and select Start Serv-U.
The Hot Fix is uninstalled.
For more information, see https://www.serv-u.com/support
This Hot Fix is now available on the customer portal.
