Checking Package Information on a Solaris System With Zones Installed

You can query the software package database for the global zone and non-global zones by using the pkginfo command. See the pkginfo(1) man page for more information about this command.

How to Check Package Information in the Global Zone Only

1. To check the software package database for the global zone only, use pkginfo followed by the package name.

   global% pkginfo package_name

Example 26–1 Using the pkginfo Command in the Global Zone

global% pkginfo SUNWcsr SUNWcsu
system      SUNWcsr Core Solaris, (Root)
system      SUNWcsu Core Solaris, (Usr)

How to Check Package Information in a Specified Non-Global Zone Only

1. To check the software package database in a specific non-global zone, log into the non-global zone and use pkginfo followed by the package name.

   my-zone% pkginfo package_name

Example 26–2 Using the pkginfo Command in a Non-Global Zone

my-zone% pkginfo SUNWcsr SUNWcsu
system      SUNWcsr Core Solaris, (Root)
system      SUNWcsu Core Solaris, (Usr)