How to Resolve a Sequestered Patch

A patch might not install successfully if the patch installation policy cannot be satisfied. Namely, a patch that has the rebootafter property cannot be applied in automatic mode. A patch that cannot be installed by PatchPro is sequestered in the /var/sadm/spool/patchproSequester directory, by default.

Review the README file associated with the patch to determine the installation details of the patch.

To view the README, do one of the following:

• View a copy of the patch README from the SunSolve Online Web site.

• Extract the README file from the JAR archive.

To protect the digital signature, do not expand the JAR archive. Use the following procedure to safely extract the patch README file.

Also, review the contents of the /var/tmp/log/patchpro.log file to determine why a patch did not install successfully.

1. Become superuser.

2. Verify that one or more patches were not installed by viewing the contents of the /var/sadm/spool/patchproSequester directory.

   # cd /var/sadm/spool/patchproSequester; ls

3. Extract the README file from the JAR archive.

   1. First, identify the name of the README file, for example:

      # /usr/j2se/bin/jar tvf 107058-01.jar | grep README 1440 Sat Apr 06 08:50:08 MST 2002 107058-01/README.107058-01

   2. Then, extract the README file.

      # /usr/j2se/bin/jar xvf 107058-01.jar 107058-01/README.107058-01 extracted: 107058-01/README.107058-01

4. View the README file.

   # more 107058-01/README.107058-01