Re: Build date problems applying TL06-SP06

I just compared the inutoc binary from a 5.3 TL06-SP05 system to the system with the failed SP06, and it appears even though applying SP06 failed, it was still able to update the inutoc binary.

From 5.3 TL06-SP06:

-r-x------ 1 root system 75080 Sep 13 2007 /usr/sbin/inutoc

# strings /usr/sbin/inutoc|grep -i build
BUILDDATE
%s: An error occurred while attempting to build the
%s: An error occurred while attempting to build the
BUILDDATE

From 5.3 TL06-SP05:

-r-x------ 1 root system 74480 Mar 10 2007 /usr/sbin/inutoc

# strings /usr/sbin/inutoc|grep -i build
%s: An error occurred while attempting to build the
%s: An error occurred while attempting to build the



I removed the existing .toc file, and generated a new one on the system with the new inutoc, so I'll give it another shot tonight and see how it goes. I'll post an update tomorrow.

Thanks very much!
Mike


On Mon, 12 May 2008, Schaller, Jeff wrote:

I used a separate server altogether (a NIM server, which had to be at
the latest patches anyway).

If you don't have another server to use, you might try Sandor's
(indirect) suggestion of:

1. temporarily putting the filesets on a newly-patched server,
2. generate the .toc file there,
3. then copy that .toc file back to your NFS server

-jeff

-----Original Message-----
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Mike Tibor
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:36 PM
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Subject: Re: Build date problems applying TL06-SP06

Interesting--that's precisely my environment, so I'll bet that's my
problem.

So how did you update the NFS server? It almost sounds like a
chicken/egg
problem.

Mike

On Mon, 12 May 2008, Schaller, Jeff wrote:

I hit this issue just last week and finally determined that the .toc
file was being generated incorrectly on the NFS server storing the
filesets. After putting the filesets on a more-recently patched NFS
server and regenerating the .toc file, it worked fine.

-jeff


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