How to Apply a Nonstandard Patch (Command Line)

You cannot use smpatch to apply nonstandard patches that have the interactive property set. To apply the patch, review the information in the Special Installation Instructions section of the patch's README file.

1. Become superuser.

2. In the download directory, find the nonstandard patch that you want to apply.

   # cd /var/sadm/spool; ls

3. To access the patch README file, do one of the following:

   • View the patch README file from the Sun patch server at http://sunsolve.sun.com.

   • To extract the patch README file from the JAR archive, do the following:

     1. 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. Extract the README file.

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

     3. View the README file.

        # more 107058-01/README.107058-01

4. Follow the instructions in the Special Installation Instructions section of the README file to apply the patch.