unattended single user mode patching


 
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Operating Systems Solaris unattended single user mode patching
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Old 03-10-2008
unattended single user mode patching

hello, i was certain i saw something on this earlier. but does anyone have any links, tips, or scripts they can share on ho to install and schedule single user patches remotely?
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Old 03-10-2008
if you're on sun hardware you can use the system-console-session via lom/alom/rsc/sc (depending on your hardware).
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Old 03-11-2008
thanks. i will look at that option.

i managed to figure out a way to do it with putting scripts into

/etc/rc2.d/S73__* category.
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