Summary : Patch installation problem

From: SANDESH KUBDE (sandesh@bom5.vsnl.net.in)
Date: Sat Jan 02 1999 - 01:55:23 CST


Hi sun managers.

Sorry to reply so let but I got my problem solved after 7 days only
since the occourance of problem.

Thanks to all who helped me in solving this problem.

original problem was..
> Hi
>
> I am running solaris 2.6 os on enterprise 3000 system,for which i
have to
> load the patch for named (patch ID : 105755-07). Story is, I had
105755-06
> version of the same patch installed on the system, but now I have to
> upgrade it to 105755-07. I have backed out the old version of the
patch
> and tried to install 105755-07 but it gives me following error and
comes
> out without installing the patch.
>
> # patchadd 105755-07
>
> Checking installed patches...
> Verifying sufficient filesystem capacity (dry run method)...
> Installing patch packages...
> Patch 105755-07 failed to install due to a failure in pkgadd.
>
> See /var/sadm/patch/105755-07/log for details
> #
> #
>
> And the log in /var/sadm/patch/105755-07/log shows as :
>
> This appears to be an attempt to install the same architecture and
> version of a package which is already installed. This installation
> will attempt to overwrite this package.
>
>
/home2/software.cluster2/patches/105755-07/SUNWcsu/install/checkinstall:

> /home2/
> software.cluster2/patches/105755-07/SUNWcsu/install/checkinstall:
cannot
> open
> pkgadd: ERROR: checkinstall script did not complete successfully
> Dryrun complete.
> No changes were made to the system.
> ~
> ~
>
> Can any one help me regarding this pl..

Solution is :

move the patch directory to /tmp
then change the permissions of patch directory by doing : # chmod -R
og+rx "Patch ID Directory"
and now run patchadd command
it works

Regards

Sandesh



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