[pca] Why try to install patches that are already applied?

Jeff Blaine jblaine at kickflop.net
Tue Mar 4 10:17:26 CET 2008


Martin Paul wrote:
> Jeff Blaine wrote:
>> Here's one example:
>>
>> bash-2.05# cd /export/sun-patches/files && /silmaril.foo.com/tmp/pca 
>> -y --xrefdir=/silmaril.foo.com/tmp 
>> --patchdir=/export/sun-patches/files --user=MYUSERNAME --passwd=MYPASS 
>> --backdir=/silmaril.foo.com/tmp --install installedrs
> 
> You are asking to pca to install all recommended and security patches 
> which are already *installed* by using the "installedrs" group; that 
> doesn't make sense.

Okay.

	'all and installed make no sense to use when running in
	--install mode'

...might be worth mentioning on the Usage web page.

I want the last 5 hours of my life back :)

Off to bed.

Thanks

> Use "... --install missingrs" instead, which will install all the 
> *missing* recommended and security patches.
> 
> Hope it's clear now,
> 
> Martin.
> 



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