[SunHELP] solaris patch cluters.

[DAUBIGNE Sebastien - BOR]

It is recommended to read EVERY Readme file for each individual patch
in a cluster.
I  particular, every individual file modified is listed in the README files,
so
you can easily make a complete list of file updates
(use " grep -h '^/' */README* |sort -u" in the cluster tree).

Be aware that any patch could replace some important configuration file
like st.conf, so you'll have to save-and-merge the file.

Some patch require manual job after patchadd too. This is listed in the
"Special Install Instructions" chapter of the README file.

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Sebastien DAUBIGNE
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Sema Global Services - AFM/DW/Pessac

	-----Message d'origine-----
	De:	Howard Hurst [SMTP:howard.hurst at UnitedAdvertising.co.uk]
	Date:	vendredi 7 dicembre 2001 10:38
	@:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
	Objet:	RE: [SunHELP] solaris patch cluters.

	The only problem I've had with installing patch clusters (albeit on
2.6) was
	a few weeks ago when the cluster decided to replace my sendmail.cf
with a
	"better" version. It completely mucked up mail for a while but it
does save
	the old configuration and copying back the original solved the
problem.

	On another server running sendmail (which also mucked up) I simply
did a
	patchrm on the specific sendmail patch and all returned to normal.
Whether
	the patch will try and install itself again the next time I load a
patch
	cluster I don't know...

	As far as I can tell, all the other GNU apps and everything still
work. If
	you're really worried do the "recommended" full backup before you
install
	the patch cluster and then if it goes horribly wrong, do a full
restore!

	Howard.

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	> -----Original Message-----
	> From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org
[mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
	> Behalf Of Matthew Schumacher
	> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 2:50 AM
	> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
	> Subject: [SunHELP] solaris patch cluters.
	>
	>
	> Hello all,
	>
	> I have been thinking about installing the solaris 8 patch cluster
on my
	> sun box but I am concerned that I might screw it up.  You see I am
	> running gnu tar, sendmail, bind, and others.  Will the patch
notice that
	> the sendmail binary is not a sun compiled one and move on, or will
it
	> try to patch it anyway?
	>
	> Is there a safe way to handle this without installing every patch
one by
	> one?
	>
	> Thanks,
	>
	> schu
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