Solaris 9 (04/09), Jumpstart - patching problem

From: Remy Zandwijk (remy_at_pseudorca.bio.vu.nl)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:58:41 +0000 (UTC)

Guru's,

I have a Jumpstart server which I use to install Solaris 9 04/09 on
machines. The Jumpstart works like expected, the target machine is
installed without any problems.

When adding patches through my Jumpstart scripts, errors occur. All
patches fail with error codes 2, 5 and 8. When looking at the patch
log (in /var/sadm/patch/...), it says: 

---
This appears to be an attempt to install the same architecture and
version of a package which is already installed.  This installation
will attempt to overwrite this package.
pkgadd: ERROR: exec of /sbin/sh failed, errno=13
pkgadd: ERROR: checkinstall script did not complete successfully
Dryrun complete.
No changes were made to the system.
---
When I boot the system and apply the patches, the patches are installed
without any problem. Patches are installed using the same command line
as I use in the Jumpstart script, except for the '-R /a' parameter.
The strangest thing: when using Solaris 9 03/12 and the same Jumpstart
scripts, the patches are installed in without problems...
Does anyone knows what's going on here?
Best regards,
Remy Zandwijk

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