[rescue] pkgadd failure - checkinstall

[Kevin Loch]

Assuming these packages are coming in tar files, when you untar
them, use tar -xvpf as root to set the permissions/owner correctly.
then run pkgadd or install.

KL

s at avoidant.org wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I posted this on SunHELP, but haven't had any responses (I know, it
> hasn't been that long...), and there are folks here who aren't there, so
> I crosspost. So shoot me.
> 
> ---------------
> 
> I seem to be having a problem adding packages or patches to my system
> (Ultra 10 with a fresh install of Solaris 8). It fails with an error
> that says
> 
> pkgadd: ERROR: checkinstall script did not complete successfully
> 
> I can run the checkinstall script manually with no problems, but when I
> try to run pkgadd or install a patch cluster, it fails miserably.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> ---sambo
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