[SunHELP] Problems installing patches

[Will Mc Donald]

Could you tar up the contents /var/sadm from a clean install of Solaris 7 on
another Ultra 60?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Karl" <mk at lexcom-net.de>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Problems installing patches


> Only backup or reinstall ... I don't know another way
>
> Sorry
> Michael
>
> > Von: Kuthonuzo Luruo <kluruo at cs.uic.edu>
> > Antworten an: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> > Datum: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:54:11 -0600 (CST)
> > An: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> > Betreff: Re: [SunHELP] Problems installing patches
> >
> >> Do you have cleared something in /var/sadm ?
> >
> > Yes i did. dumb i guess. Dale Ghent on the list suggested reinstalling
the
> > OS. might there be a less drastic way of "patching" this?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > -thonuzo
> >
> >>
> >> If yes ... then you have a problem to install patches.
> >>
> >> Michael
> >>
> >>> Von: Kuthonuzo Luruo <kluruo at cs.uic.edu>
> >>> Antworten an: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> >>> Datum: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:21:06 -0600 (CST)
> >>> An: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> >>> Betreff: [SunHELP] Problems installing patches
> >>>
> >>> Hi List,
> >>>
> >>> while trying to install the set of recomended patches from the sun
website
> >>> on an ULTRA 60 solaris 7 box, i'm getting an error similar to the
> >>> following for EVERY patch:
> >>>
> >>> # patchadd 107544-03
> >>>
> >>> Checking installed patches...
> >>> One or more patch packages included in
> >>> 107544-03 are not installed on this system.
> >>>
> >>> Patchadd is terminating.
> >>>
> >>> am unable to install ANY patch on my system.
> >>>
> >>> thanks for any help!
> >>>
> >>> -thonuzo