How to Specify a Web Proxy

If your system is behind a firewall with a web proxy, you must specify the web proxy to use patchadd to apply a patch.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

2. Use one of the following methods to specify a web proxy:

   • Specify the web proxy by using the http_proxy, HTTPPROXY, or HTTPPROXYPORT environment variable.

     For example:

     # setenv http_proxy http://mycache.domain:8080

     Or, specify one of the following:

     # setenv HTTPPROXY mycache.domain # setenv HTTPPROXYPORT 8080

   • Specify the web proxy on the patchadd command line.

     For example:

     # patchadd -x mycache.domain:8080 \ -M http://www.sun.com/solaris/patches/latest 101223-02 102323-02