Re: adding pkgs to non-global zones

hi Frank,

if a package must be installed in all zones identically or not is defined in
3 new parameters in the pkginfo file within the package.

The parameter SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES is the moste relevant for your question. If
the value is "true" the package _must_ be installed and identical in all
zones and it _must_ be installed by the global zone admin.

If the value is "false", the package can be installed in a local zone only.
For installing in the global zone only you have to use the "-G" option then.

Look at #man -s5 pkginfo

Michael Weis



Frank Cusack wrote:
Can I safely run pkgadd and pkgrm to add/remove pkgs from non-global
zones? I want to create non-sparse zones but some of them need
packages I don't wish to add to all zones. If I add a package from
the global zone, the only options are global-zone-only or all-zones.

Assuming that works, how do I keep the non-global zone patched?
Running smpatch from the global zone patches all zones. Can I just
run smpatch from the non-global zone?

Yes, I will be "upgrading" to pca eventually.

-frank


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