The Signed Patches Administration Guide for PatchPro 2.2 provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for managing signed patches in the SolarisTM 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9 releases.
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 JavaTM technology-based tools (Java tools) or NetscapeTM technology-based tools (Netscape tools) instead of the Solaris patch management tools.
The System Administration Guide: Basic Administration provides general information about managing patches for Solaris systems.
The docs.sun.comSM 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.
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.
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. |
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 |
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C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |