How to Access the Sun Patch Manager Command-Line Interface

Steps

1. Log in to a system as a user with appropriate authorizations or assume a role with the appropriate authorizations.

   Note that you must be an appropriately authorized user to assume an appropriate role. See Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Run the smpatch command you want.

   For example:

   $ smpatch analyze

What to Do Next

You can use the smpatch command to configure the patch management environment for your system and manage patches. See the following:

• Configuring Your Patch Management Environment (Task Map)

• Managing Patches (Task Map)

• Tuning Your Patch Management Environment (Task Map)