Interaction of patchadd -G and the pkginfo Variable on a System With Zones

The following list specifies the interaction between the -G option and the SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES variable when adding a patch in global and non-global zones.

Global zone, -G specified

If any packages have SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=TRUE, this use results in an error and no action.

If no packages have SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=TRUE, patch is applied to package(s) in global zone only.

Global zone, -G not specified

If any packages have SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=TRUE, patch is applied to those package(s) in all zones.

If any packages do not have SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=TRUE, patch is applied to those package(s) in all appropriate zones. Global zone only packages are installed only in the global zone.

Non-global zone, -G specified or not specified

If any packages have SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=TRUE, this use results in an error and no action.

If no packages have SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=TRUE, patch is applied to packages in non-global zone only.