Preface

The Signed Patches Administration Guide for PatchPro 2.2 provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for managing signed patches in the Solaris^TM 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9 releases.

How This Book Is Organized

The following topics are covered in this guide:

Chapter 1, Managing Signed Patches (Overview) provides an overview of managing signed patches for Solaris systems.

Chapter 2, Managing Signed Patches by Using Solaris Patch Management Tools (Tasks) provides step-by-step instructions for managing signed patches by using Solaris patch management tools.

Appendix A, Managing Signed Patches Without Solaris Patch Management Tools (Tasks) contains procedures for managing signed patches by using Java^TM technology-based tools (Java tools) or Netscape^TM technology-based tools (Netscape tools) instead of the Solaris patch management tools.

Related Books

The System Administration Guide: Basic Administration provides general information about managing patches for Solaris systems.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

This software is accompanied by documentation, which you can access from the Docs directory in the product tar file. You can also access the man pages by using the man command.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print form. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or new terms.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options.
AaBbCc123	Words to be emphasized.	Do not save changes yet.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#