[pca] different directory for patches

[Stevenson, Bradley (NE)]

What if its /var/sadm that is linked. Would using the loopback 
Method work in this case as well ?



-----Original Message-----
From: pca-bounces at lists.univie.ac.at [mailto:pca-bounces at lists.univie.ac.at] On Behalf Of Martin Paul
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:20 AM
To: PCA (Patch Check Advanced) Discussion
Subject: Re: [pca] different directory for patches

Am 23.01.2013 15:06, schrieb Stevenson, Bradley (NE):
> Was there a solution to this problem ?  We are considering the use of 
> this tool in our Environment but we do have linked directories for /var/sadm/pkg on some of our servers.

The solution is to *not* use a symbolic link for /var/sadm/pkg/. That's an issue with Suns/Oracles patch tools (like patchadd), BTW, and not PCA.

As Dagobert mentioned, use a loopback mount instead:

   rm /var/sadm/pkg
   mkdir /var/sadm/pkg
   mount -F lofs /apps/sadm/pkg /var/sadm/pkg

You can also make this permanent via vfstab.

hth,
Martin.