1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi quick and question for the unix expert here i downloaded the lastest patch from sun. i'm ready to patch my production server. should i just patch it as is or go in to init 1 or init S to do the patching. someone told me that you can just patch the server in init 3 and some other... (2 Replies)

2. Solaris

Hi all, I'm new to Solaris. How can i make sure that all my servers are patched to the same level. When i do a uname -a, i see different level. How can i make sure that they are having the same patches. Any expert to guide me through pls? eg. ServerA#uname -a SunOS ServerA 5.10... (0 Replies)

3. Solaris

Hi Gurus I wanted to patch two servers yesterday with the SUN provided patch_cluster for solaris 10 One server is had the same patchlevel before and after patching SunOS svr10008 5.10 Generic_125100-10 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200 The other had after the patching a different patchlevel... (3 Replies)

4. Solaris

I know the smpatch utility has the set-uid 0 bit on it, so I'm wondering what privileges does it take to use this tool? I don't have to be root do I? How can I let a normal account do maintenance? Thanks in advance. (4 Replies)

5. Solaris

Hi All, I have a question ? Which all patches need to be applied in single user mode and which all not .Is there any rule all patches need to be applied in /var/tmp.Thanks in advance for answers.:) (1 Reply)

6. Solaris

HI Friends.... kindly explain os mirror patching?in SVM and Vxvm. :wall: (1 Reply)

7. Solaris

what are prerequisites or precautions we take before we install a patch in a zone.what if zone fails to boot after patching.How to recover form this situation.? Thanks in advance..:) (1 Reply)

8. Solaris

OK, finally managed to get root access to the machines. Now running # uname -a SunOS unknown 5.8 Generic_108528-22 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-e2 # showrev -p Patch: 112668-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWgzip Patch: 109889-01 Obsoletes: 109353-04 Requires: ... (2 Replies)

9. Red Hat

hello, I'm a Solaris admin and I was asked to patch some RHEL servers. I'm having trouble trying to figure out the RHEL java version. Can someone help me? This what I do in Solaris java -version java version "1.5.0_34" java(TM) 2 Runtime Envirement, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_34-b03)... (5 Replies)

10. Solaris

Greetings everyone! I have the task of patching six ldoms and two control domains. I have never done this before and would like to know of any pitfalls or "gotchas" I may encounter. I have been looking online but have found very little about patching ldoms. Thank you all. (4 Replies)