All,
In general the responses were that I was stuck. Many thanks to
Steffi
Yaacov
Robert Mulley
Robert's suggestion to remove the *.lk file from /usr/.smdb. then install
the patch worked. Looks like this one proved your theory correct.
Actually, it did not work 100%, it would not let me reinstall the patch,
but I could install the subset and that was the main thing.
Many Thanks,
Nathan
Nathan Dietsch <ndietsch_at_davidjones.com.au> on 17/08/99 11:08:01 am
To: tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov
cc: (bcc: Nathan Dietsch/IT/Head Office/David Jones)
Subject: Installing & removing Patches
Hello all,
I am having a small problem with installing some patches onto our V4.0D
Tru64 UNIX system.
Basically in order to install Oracle 7.3.4 we need to install OSFLIBA425.
While trying to do the setld -l ... OSFLIBA425 I got messages to the effect
of
Remove Patch X
Install Subset
Install Patch X and Y
While attempting to remove the initial patch it comes up with this message
.....
***************************************************************************
********************
You are deleting the following patches:
- DIGITAL_UNIX_V4.0D / Library Patches:
Patch 0290.03 - Realtime Memory Leak Correction
Is this correct? (y/n): y
Checking patch dependency...
(depending upon the number of patches you select, this may take a while)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- DIGITAL_UNIX_V4.0D / Library Patches:
Patch 0290.03 - Realtime Memory Leak Correction
can not be deleted.
Can not find the backup copy for this patch in //var/adm/patch/backup.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Following patch(es) failed in dependency check:
- DIGITAL_UNIX_V4.0D / Library Patches:
Patch 0290.03 - Realtime Memory Leak Correction
* None of the patches selected can be deleted.
**************************************************************************
*********************
I asked my boss about this. His opinion was the patches are backed up when
you install them, this was not the case, as nothing appears in
/var/adm/patch/backup
Is there a way to make a backup of the patch. I have read the dupatch docos
and browsed the archives and there does not seem to be anything there.
Any help in this would be appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Nathan
Nathan Dietsch
Junior UNIX Administrator - I.T
DAVID JONES LIMITED ACN 000 074 573
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Received on Tue Aug 17 1999 - 10:53:00 NZST