Various log files on the system can identify problems with installing patch management tools or adding signed patches.
By default, PatchPro writes to the system log file.The syslog configuration file, /etc/syslog.conf, identifies where the system log file resides on the system. You can instruct PatchPro to write messages to a different file on the local file system by updating the patchpro.log.file property in the PatchPro configuration file, /opt/SUNWppro/etc/patchpro.conf.
For example, if you want PatchPro to write to the /var/tmp/patchpro.log file, assign /var/tmp/patchpro.log to the patchpro.log.file property.
Use the following table to determine which log file might contain information about a failed installation of a patch management tool or a signed patch.
Log File |
Description |
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/var/tmp/ppro_install_log.nnn |
Identifies the success or failure of the installation of PatchPro packages and patches. |
/var/tmp/log/patchpro.log |
Identifies problems when adding a signed patch with the various patch tools. |
/var/adm/messages |
Can identify problems when adding a signed patch with the various patch tools or when the patch tools did not initialize properly. |
Solaris Management Console 's Log Viewer on a Solaris 9 system |
Identifies the success or failure of adding a signed patch with the Solaris Management Console's Patches tool. |