How to Add a Solaris Patch

This procedure assumes that you have already pulled the patch from one of the sites listed in Accessing Solaris Patches.

1. Become superuser.

2. Review the information in the patch README file, typically called patch-id.README.

3. Add the patch.

   # patchadd /patch-dir/patch-ID-revision

4. Verify that the patch is added.

   # patchadd -p | grep patch-ID-revision

Example—Adding a Solaris Patch

The following example adds the Solaris 8 patch, 111879–01.

# patchadd /export/Sol8patch/111879-01

Checking installed patches...
Verifying sufficient filesystem capacity (dry run method)...
Installing patch packages...

Patch number 111879-01 has been successfully installed.
See /var/sadm/patch/111879-01/log for details

Patch packages installed:
  SUNWwsr
# patchadd -p | grep 111879-01
Patch: 111879-01 Obsoletes:  Requires:  Incompatibles:  Packages: SUNWwsr