Adding a Package to the Global Zone Only

To add a package to the global zone only, as the global administrator in the global zone, execute the pkgadd utility with the -G option only.

A package can be added to the global zone if the following conditions are true:

• The package contents do not affect any area of the global zone that is shared with any non-global zone.

• The package is set SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=false.

The following steps are performed by the pkgadd utility:

• If the package contents affect any area of the global zone that is shared with any non-global zone, or if the package is set SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=true, then pkgadd fails. The error message states that the package must be added to the global zone and to all non-global zones.

• Package dependencies are checked on the global zone only. If required packages are not installed, then the dependency check fails. The system notifies the global administrator, who is prompted whether to continue.

• The package is added to the global zone.

• The package database on the global zone is updated.

• The package information on the global zone is annotated to indicate that this package is installed on the global zone only. If a non-global zone is installed in the future, this package will not be installed.