SunOS : patchadd and patchrm Patch

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Patch-ID# 112951-08
Keywords: patchadd checkinstall scripts sunw_patch_properties
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: patchadd and patchrm Patch
Date: Feb/20/2004


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 114194

Topic: SunOS 5.9: patchadd and patchrm Patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4421583 4529289 4623249 4625879 4639323 4678605
4706994 4723617 4725419 4728892 4731056 4737767 4744964 4750803 4759158 4767392
4850925 4949580 4967080 4985934

Changes incorporated in this version: 4985934

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 115599-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 115689-01 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/sbin/patchadd
/usr/sbin/patchrm

Problem Description:

4985934 Patch 112951-07 (patchadd/patchrm) requires additional packages
 
(from 112951-07)
 
4949580 patchadd defaults to signed patch when two identical patches exist in
same place
4967080 patchadd returns 0 for signature verification failure
 
(from 112951-06)
 
        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the changes introduced in Solaris Update s9u5 feature point
        patch 115599-01 (PSARC/2001/690 Package/Patch Web Installation).
 
(from 112951-05)
 
4767392 patchadd -R doesn't handle single package in alternate root
 
(from 112951-04)
 
4737767 incorrect conditional expression could result in improper patch
installation
4731056 patchadd -M breaks patching
4725419 patchrm.ksh 2.28 changes /var/sadm/pkg/pkg_name/pkginfo from 644 to
664.
4744964 patchadd -M doesn't initialize the temporary directory
4750803 patchadd checks for prePatch instead of prepatch
4728892 Signed patches 111097-10 & 113043-02 do not update /etc/driver_aliases
4623249 patchadd / patchrm broken on development OS (2.10<->2.5* comparisons)
4421583 (MU5) Some patches are not applied because of unexisting and
uninstalled patches
4723617 Using patchrm with an invalid option, does not clean up /tmp temp
files.
4759158 xgetsh doesn't handle 'gettext' as a variable substitution
 
(from 112951-03)
 
bug originally fixed in this revision was removed and redelivered into next
revision of this patch.
 
(from 112951-02)
 
4678605 patchadd does not clean up tmp files while installing multiple patches
4706994 patchadd: remove_PATCH_PROPERTIES() doesn't get passed the correct
parameter
 
(from 112951-01)
 
4625879 patchadd -p should not need root authority to display patches
4639323 Syntax error in patchadd script (wrong logfile name for error code 5)
4529289 patchadd should not append SUNW_PATCH_PROPERTIES info
 
(from 115599-01)
 
4850925 PSARC/2001/690 Package/Patch Web Installation

Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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NOTE: In order to get the complete fix for bugid 4850925  Solaris 9, 
      Update 5 (or greater) must be installed on the target system.

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, February 20, 2004



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