Patch-ID# 108987-16
Keywords: security patchrm patchadd duplicate patchids obsolete delete
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: Patch for patchadd and patchrm
Date: Apr/13/2005


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 108988

Topic: SunOS 5.8: Patch for patchadd and patchrm

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4115232 4278860 4292990 4299710 4303509 4304640 4311375 4319950 4330590 4348927 4350280 4351626 4356028 4379881 4384137 4388023 4399797 4414772 4419254 4421583 4458302 4470489 4471413 4480489 4495039 4495315 4499918 4500354 4521534 4527779 4559059 4620578 4623249 4678605 4706994 4723617 4725419 4728892 4731056 4732342 4737767 4744964 4750803 4759158 4767392 5045607 5047034 5087817

Changes incorporated in this version: 5045607

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 112396-02 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/sbin/patchadd
/usr/sbin/patchrm

Problem Description:

5045607 patchadd failed to create backout file without any error.
 
(from 108987-15)
 
5087817 patchadd can't build .patchDB correctly if pkginfo files contain PCK characters.
 
(from 108987-14)
 
5047034 patchrm detects requirement when it shouldn't
 
(from 108987-13)
 
4767392 patchadd -R doesn't handle single package in alternate root
 
(from 108987-12)
 
4737767 incorrect conditional expression could result in improper patch installation
4731056 patchadd -M breaks patching
4725419 patchrm.ksh 2.28 changes /var/sadm/pkg/pkg_name/pkginfo from 644 to 664.
4744964 patchadd -M doesn't initialize the temporary directory
4750803 patchadd checks for prePatch instead of prepatch
4728892 Signed patches 111097-10 & 113043-02 do not update /etc/driver_aliases
4623249 patchadd / patchrm broken on solaris 10 (2.10<->2.5* comparisons)
4421583 (MU5) Some patches are not applied because of unexisting and uninstalled patches
4723617 Using patchrm with an invalid option, does not clean up /tmp temp files.
4759158 xgetsh doesn't handle 'gettext' as a variable substitution
 
(from 108987-11)
 
4732342 backport of fix for 4728892 needed for Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8
 
(from 108987-10)
 
4678605 patchadd does not clean up tmp files while installing multiple patches
4706994 patchadd: remove_PATCH_PROPERTIES() doesn't get passed the correct parameter
 
(from 108987-09)
 
This revision of the patch was respun to enable installation of patch on diskless clients.
 
(from 108987-08)
 
4470489 patchadd fails to recreated /var/sadm/patch/.patchDB correctly
4499918 *pkg* variable in patchadd needs to be removed
4495039 User action unclear when patchadd finds an incompatible patch already installed.
4480489 patchadd returns wrong error code when patch is already installed
4348927 *patchadd* writes .patchdb entry before committing package changes
4471413 patchadd create extra white space in patchadd -p output
4500354 patchadd using temporary files unsafely
4521534 awk error in patchadd
4527779 patchadd doesn't reconstruct the patch DB when -M is used
4559059 patchadd does not work with Solaris 10 (uname = 5.10)
4620578 New patchDB is not sorted properly
 
(from 108987-07)
 
4480489 patchadd returns wrong error code when patch is already installed
4495315 patchadd -M returns error code 25 when 109234 present in patch_order file
 
(from 108987-06)
 
4421583 (MU5) Some patches are not applied because of unexisting and uninstalled patches
 
(from 108987-05)
 
4458302 patchadd displays duplicate patchids
4419254 108991-05 dependent on 109236-01 which is obsolete.
4414772 patchadd command delete pkgs if /var/sadm/pkg is passed in to -B option
4399797 patchadd has unsafe temp file handling
 
(from 108987-04)
 
4379881 added two messages should be connected to one message in SUNW_PATCH_SCRIPTS.po
4351626 patchadd cannot patch a miniroot named anything other than `Boot'.
4356028 "Reboot your system after patchadd had" in SUNW_PATCH_SCRIPTS.po is truncated
4350280 pkginstall might terminate abnormally and dump core while executing patchadd.
4388023 T106541-13 couldn't be backed out by patchrm even if T107171-07 was applied
4384137 patchrm(1M) backs out a patch when it shouldn't (reworked)
 
(from 108987-03)
 
4384137 patchrm(1M) backs out a patch when it shouldn't
 
(from 108987-02)
 
4311375 Failing preinstall script puts patch DB in a odd state and error msgs not passed
4319950 "Installing patches..." message is not displayed in the proper sequence
4330590 in S581 build 10, patchrm fails with must be executed from a 2.6 or later system
4115232 patches cannot be backed out in miniroot environment
 
(from 108987-01)
 
4278860 patchrm on Solaris 7 breaks packages/pkgchk
4304640 ran installpatch and mkdir: usage: mkdir [-m mode] [-p] dirname ... showed up
4303509 installpatch will not patch 2.5.1 OS services on 2.4 server
4292990 patchadd apply_diPatch function does not set patch_quit
4299710 typo's in patch utilities

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, April 13, 2005

