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1. Solaris
Hi guys,
I am really new to Solaris. My question is about the patching package management. Now I was provided some old packages within that there are hard-coded codes written with commands like "patchadd", so anyway I can make them work with Solaris 11?
Cheers! (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: ethanzhou
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2. Solaris
SUNW, Sun Fire V240 Spare
Sun OS Release 5.9
After a power failure
we try to start the server
We have the following messages:
Thanks for your assistance (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: doudou2012
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3. Solaris
Hello Community.
I had installed solaris 5.10 OS on an X86 server using a custom-jumpstart installation program and it was performed successfully.
Due to some issues, i had to go for reinstallation using the same jumpstart but this time it failed giving below error.
Starting Solaris... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mystition
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello all
looking to write a for loop to remove patches in the /var/sadm/patch directory. So far this is what i have:
#! /bin/sh
cd /var/sadm/patch
ls -l | awk '{print $9}' > patches
/usr/bin/sort -r patches > patches_r
for i in 'cat patches_r'
do
echo "going to remove... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: caddyjoe77
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi Friends,
I tried to mail from my sun solaris 5.8 by:
$mailx -v sridha_151086@yahoo.co.in
Subject: Test mail
This is the test mail!!
.
EOT
The error message I got is:
land% Sri... forward: /export/home/Sri/.forward.+: World writable directory
Sri... forward:... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: sridharnr
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello!
I've moved a web from my RHEL5 Apache/2.2.3 machine to a Sun Solaris 5.9 Apache/2.2.6 (Unix) PHP/5.2.5 mod_ssl/2.2.6 machine.
The web worked just fine on the rhel5 machine and most of the php pages works fine on the solaris machine to but not the one where I read a directory and prints... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Esaia
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
In order to remove a patch, I type following command;
#
#patchrm 119314-11
and following error message shown on the screen, the patch can not be removed:
Cannot find teh backout packages for 119314-11
119314-11 cannot ve backed out.
Patchrm is terminating.
WARNING: patchrm... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: XNOR
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8. Solaris
Ok, I attempted to apply a patch to a V440 and it bailed part way through. When I tried to patchrm the patch (after booting from CD), patchrm said that I had to fully install the failed patch before I could delete it. Since installing it killed the system forcing a boot from CD, it sounds like a... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: BOFH
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
We have a problem on a Sparc Ultra 5 box when installing solaris.
We boot from the CD-ROM then go through the install procedure adding IP address, domain, routing details, hard disk layout etc.. The problem arises when asked for the 2nd CD at this point you do get the option to "skip"... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: hcclnoodles
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install-solaris(1M) install-solaris(1M)
NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)
