Patch Manager 2.0 vs. /var/sadm installation problem.
Hello -
uname -a (minus the host name):
SunOS 5.8 Generic_117350-34 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
Due to space restrictions, /var/sadm has been moved to another drive and a
soft link in /var created so that /var/sadm --> /void/sadm
Here starts the fun:
================== <-- More text at the matching string of equal-signs.
# ./pmsetup
Installing Patch Manager 2.0 ...
Processing package instance <SUNWppror> from
</void/home/mbecker/Patches/Patch_Manager_2.0/2.8/packages/sparc>
PatchPro core functionality (Root)
(sparc) 5.0,REV=2004.06.10.04.44
Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Using <> as the package base directory.
## Processing package information.
## Processing system information.
3 package pathnames are already properly installed.
## Verifying package dependencies.
Installing PatchPro core functionality (Root) as <SUNWppror>
## Installing part 1 of 1.
pkgadd: ERROR: unable to create lock file </var/sadm/install/.pkg.lock>.
pkgadd: ERROR: Database lock failed.
Installation of <SUNWppror> failed (internal error) - package
partially installed.
There are 2 more packages to be installed.
Do you want to continue with installation [y,n,?] n
2 packages were not processed!
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And now /var contains a partially-populated /sadm directory. The soft-link to
the second drive has been removed. So I remove /var/sadm, recreate the soft
link, and <whew> everything is back to ..normal.
Must the install remove the soft link to /var/sadm --> /void/sadm ?
Must everything be shifted around to put /void/sadm back into /var/sadm? There
have been a lot of patches installed.. and there's a lot of stuff in those
folders.
Your time is appreciated.
Mark
