[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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