Chapter 5 Error Messages

The screen messages that are displayed during the execution of install_mu and backout_mu do not include all errors that might have occurred. Therefore, check the detail log file for additional information about any patches or packages that were not installed or backed out.

# more /var/sadm/install_data/log_file.mu_version_name.date_time

In this example, the following applies:

• log_file is the name of the log file for the process you completed. For install, the name is Maintenance_Update_log. For backout, the name is MU_Backout_log.

• mu_version_name is the name of the MU (it is Solaris_9MU3 for MU3).

• date_time is the designated date and time that was copied from date +%y%m%d%H%M%S (yyyymmddHHMMSS or year-month-day-hour-minute-second).

/var/sadm/install_data/log_file is a symbolic link to the most recent MU log file.

You see only the error text when the message is displayed. You cannot see the error code number that is included here. The error code numbers have been included here for reference. You might write a script that calls the install_mu or backout_mu. Your script then needs to check the return values for the failure conditions.

signal detected.

install_mu (backout_mu) is terminating.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 1) You interrupted install_mu (or backout_mu) by pressing Control-C. Reinvoke the program. If you reinvoke install_mu, error messages about previously applied patches are displayed in the log file. Ignore the error messages.

install_mu (backout_mu) is unable to find the INST_RELEASE file for the target file system. This file must be present for install_mu (backout_mu) to function correctly.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 2) The program cannot find the file /var/sadm/system/admin/INST_RELEASE on the system. The system has become corrupted. The system must be reinstalled.

ERROR: Cannot find $xcommand which is required for proper execution of install_mu (backout_mu).

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 3) install_mu and backout_mu require certain system utilities (for example awk, sed, grep) to be present in the /usr/bin and /usr/sbin directories. One, of these utilities, is missing. Contact your system administrator for assistance.

The -B and -d arguments are mutually exclusive.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 4) The -d option requests that no backout data be saved. The -B option specifies a directory to store backout data. You cannot use these two options together. Reinvoke install_mu with only one of these options.

The -p parameter must be a directory. $uPATCHDIR is not a directory.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 5) You selected the -p option and supplied a path that is not a valid directory. Reinvoke install_mu (or backout_mu) with a valid path to the -p option.

The -B parameter must be a directory. $1 is not a directory.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 6) You supplied an option to -B that is not a directory. Reinvoke install_mu (or backout_mu) with a valid path to the -B option.

Permissions on backout directory $BACKOUTDIR not adequate.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 7) You supplied an option to -B that is not a writable directory. Contact your system administrator for assistance.

Invalid option.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 10) You selected an unrecognized option. Read the usage message displayed and reinvoke install_mu (or backout_mu).

Can't write to Log File: $LOGFILE

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 11) install_mu and backout_mu need to write its log into the /var/sadm/install_data directory. Check that the install_data directory is writable, then reinvoke install_mu (or backout_mu).

SUNWcar (core architecture root) package does not exist in /var/sadm/pkg.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 12) The /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWcar directory is missing on the system. Your system has become corrupted. Contact your system administrator for assistance.

install_mu (backout_mu) only supports the sparc architecture. install_mu (backout_mu) has detected ARCH=$LPROC

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 13) You ran install_mu (or backout_mu) on a system that is not based on SPARC® architecture. Reinvoke install_mu (or backout_mu) on a SPARC platform.

-p parameter does not point to a directory containing a .order file. Looked in $uPATCHDIR and in $uPATCHDIR/MU/sparc/Patches.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 14) You provided a path to a patch directory. However, install_mu could not find a .order file in that directory, which it needs to determine the correct patch installation order. install_mu checked the $path_you_specified and in the $path_you_specified/MU/sparc/Patches. Check for the existence of a .order file and reinvoke install_mu.

install_mu cannot locate patch order (.order) file. Paths searched: ./sparc/Patches, MU/sparc/Patches, ./$uPATCHDIR/MU/sparc/Patches.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 15) You did not supply install_mu (or backout_mu) with the -p option to identify the patch directory and install_mu (or backout_mu) could not locate the patch directory. Reinvoke install_mu (or backout_mu) with the -p option.

You must be root to execute this script.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 16) You need root privileges to run install_mu or backout_mu because only user root can apply and remove patches. Reinvoke the program as root.

install_mu (backout_mu) can only patch version 2.9 systems. Target system is version $TrgOSVers.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 17) You asked install_mu to apply patches to a system not running Solaris 9, or you asked backout_mu to back out patches from a system not running Solaris 9. install_mu and backout_mu must be run on a Solaris 9 system.

Not enough disk space to apply entire patch set.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 22) install_mu analyzed your system and determined that not enough disk space was on one or more file systems to install the entire patch set. Make disk space available in the deficient file systems reported and reinvoke install_mu. If you believe that you have enough disk space to apply the Maintenance Update, reinvoke install_mu with the -f option.

Not enough disk space to save patch backout data.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 23) install_mu analyzed your system and determined that not enough disk space was in the backout directory to save patch backout data. Select a backout directory with enough space, then reinvoke install_mu. If you believe that you really have enough disk space in the backout directory, reinvoke install_mu with the -f option.

Dry run disk space check failed.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 24) install_mu invokes pkgadd with a special option to check for sufficient disk space. pkgadd failed, probably because / or /var is very low on disk space or because your system has become corrupted. Contact your system administrator for assistance.

The -f and -D options are mutually exclusive.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 25) The -f option instructs install_mu to skip the dry-run disk space calculation phase. The -D option requests that only the dry-run calculations be made. Choose one option, but not both.

Cannot find state file. Looked for a file of the form /var/sadm/install_data/.mu_state.{$root_or_usr.date_time}.

Explanation and recommended action: (Error Code 27) backout_mu requires a file that contains a list of the patches install_mu applied in order to know which patches to back out. If this file is missing, backout_mu cannot function. To back out the MU3 patch set, run the backout_mu program from the MU3 software distribution.