How to Access the Update Manager Application (GUI)

You can start the Update Manager GUI from the GNOME desktop, the Sun Java Desktop System, the CDE Application Manager, or the command line.

The first time you start the application, the Update Manager Registration Wizard appears. Use this wizard to register your Solaris 10 system to use Update Manager to manage updates.

1. Start the Update Manager application.

   • For GNOME users, start the Update Manager application in one of these ways:

     • From the Notification area of the GNOME panel, click the Update Manager notification icon.

       This icon is blue with a question mark. This icon indicates that the system has not been registered.

       This method does not work immediately after you install the software. You must log out of the GNOME desktop and log back in.

     • From the Sun Java Desktop System Launch menu, choose Applications.

       From the Applications menu, choose Utilities. Then, from the Utilities menu, choose Update Manager.

     • Run the /usr/bin/updatemanager command from your shell prompt.

   • For CDE users, start the Update Manager application in one of these ways:

     • From the Application Manager window, double-click the Update Manager icon.

     • Run the /usr/bin/updatemanager command from your shell prompt.

       The Authentication Required dialog box appears.

2. Specify the user name of a privileged user, and click OK.

   By default, the user is root.

   If you want to exit the Update Manager application, click Cancel.

   The Authentication Required dialog box appears.

3. Specify the password for the privileged user you specified, and click OK.

   Click Cancel to exit the Update Manager application.

   • If you are accessing the Update Manager GUI for the first time, the registration wizard appears so you can complete the registration process.

     See How to Register Your System.

   • If you have already completed the system registration process, you can configure, manage, or tune the update management environment by using the Update Manager GUI.

     See Managing Solaris Updates by Using the Update Manager GUI (Task Map).

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   Note –

   Following a successful registration with the Sun Update Connection System, the Sun Update Connection System Update Manager Application (GUI) automatically launches when the user logs in to the GNOME desktop as root. The Update Manager does not automatically launch on login for a non-root user, if basic registration services are disabled, or if the user has not registered with Sun Update Connection System. Once launched, the Update Manager automatically begins analyzing the system for updates.

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