How to View Patch Management Tool Log Files

Various log files on the system can help you to identify problems with installing patch management tools or applying signed patches.

By default, PatchPro writes to the system log file. The system log configuration file, /etc/syslog.conf, specifies where the system log file resides on the system. By default, the system log file is /var/adm/messages.

1. (Optional) To instruct PatchPro to write messages to a different file on the local file system, update the patchpro.log.file property in the PatchPro configuration file, /etc/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.

2. 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
   /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 that are found when using the patch management tool.
   /var/adm/messages	Identifies problems that are found when applying a signed patch to a system by using the various patch management tools. Also, identifies problems that are found when the patch management tools do not initialize properly.
   Solaris Management Console Log Viewer on a Solaris 9 system	Identifies the success or failure of applying a signed patch with the Solaris Management Console Patches Tool.