Solaris 9 12/03 Documentation CD Uninstall Process Fails (4920548)

If you install on your system any two, or all three of the following documentation media, and then attempt to uninstall any one of these CDs, the uninstaller summary panel reports a Failed status:

• Solaris 9 12/03 Documentation 1 of 2 CD

• Solaris 9 12/03 Documentation 2 of 2 CD

• Solaris 9 on Sun Hardware documentation set on the Solaris 9 12/03 Software Supplement CD

This problem occurs because all three CDs contain packages that are dependent on the SUNWsdocs package.

The CD that you attempt to uninstall will remain registered. However, a Damaged status is displayed in the product registry. The uninstaller will interpret this status as a failure.

The documentation set is then skipped during the uninstall process, even though the associated packages have been removed from the system.

Workaround: Follow these steps to correct the problem:

1. Uninstall the remaining Solaris 9 12/03 documentation CDs.

2. Unregister the Solaris 9 12/03 documentation CD that was not uninstalled properly.

3. Reinstall the Solaris 9 12/03 documentation media, if necessary.