[pca] Solaris Update Patch Bundle updates /etc/release

[Glenn Satchell]

On Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 10:14:50PM -0400, Rajiv Gunja wrote:
> Martin,
> I just noticed this on Solaris Patch Update Aug 2010.
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> http://blogs.sun.com/patch/resource/Oracle_Solaris_Patch_Update_Aug_2010.pdf
> *(PAGE 69)*
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> Solaris Update Patch Bundles now update /etc/release to
> make it easier to identify that a system has been patched
> to the software level of a Solaris Update release.
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> How will this effect us? Can we simulate this or is this addition/change
> included as a part of kernel patch or part of their wrapper?
> Do you know? Should also be a question for Don. Please advise. Thanks
> 
> -GGR
> 
> --
> Rajiv G Gunja
> Blog: http://ossrocks.blogspot.com

/etc/release is part of the package SUNWsolnm, so perhaps Oracle may
issue a patch that updates that package?

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regards,
-glenn