How to Verify the Integrity of a Package

1. Install your package.

   See How to Install a Package on a Standalone System or Server, if needed.

2. Verify the integrity of your package.

   # pkgchk [-v] [-R root-path] [pkg-abbrev...]

   -v	Lists files as they are processed.
   -R root-path	Specifies the location of the client system's root file system.
   pkg-abbrev	Is the name of one or more packages (separated by spaces) to be checked. If omitted, pkgchk checks all available packages.

Example 4–2 Verifying the Integrity of a Package

This example shows the command you should use to verify the integrity of an installed package.

$ pkgchk pkg-abbrev
$

If there are errors, the pkgchk command prints them. Otherwise, it does not print anything and returns an exit code of 0. If you do not supply a package abbreviation, then it will check all of the packages on the system.

Alternately, you could use the -v option, which will print a list of files in the package if there are no errors. For example:

$ pkgchk -v SUNWcadap
/opt/SUNWcadap
/opt/SUNWcadap/demo
/opt/SUNWcadap/demo/file1
/opt/SUNWcadap/lib
/opt/SUNWcadap/lib/file2
/opt/SUNWcadap/man
/opt/SUNWcadap/man/man1
/opt/SUNWcadap/man/man1/file3.1
/opt/SUNWcadap/man/man1/file4.1
/opt/SUNWcadap/man/windex
/opt/SUNWcadap/srcfiles
/opt/SUNWcadap/srcfiles/file5
/opt/SUNWcadap/srcfiles/file6
$

If you need to verify a package that is installed on a client system's root file system, use this command:

$ pkgchk -v -R root-path pkg-abbrev

See Also

If you are ready to go to the next task, see How to Obtain Information With the pkginfo Command.