Solaris Express 8/06 Issues

The following issues apply to the Solaris Express 8/06 release.

Many GNOME Packages Fail to Install for Diskless Clients (6448317)

Because of incorrect postinstallation scripts, installing many GNOME packages for diskless clients fails.

Several error messages are displayed. The following is an example:

/export/root/clone/Solaris_11/sun4u/var/sadm/pkg/
SUNWgnome-base-libs-root/install/postinstall: 
/export/root/clone/Solaris_11/sun4u/usr/lib/postrun: not found
pkgadd: 
ERROR: postinstall script did not complete successfully

Workaround: None.

GNOME Panel Exits on Login (6452649)

After logging in to the Solaris OS, the following error dialog appears:

I've detected panel already running and will now exit

The error dialog prompts you to click OK. If OK is clicked, the dialog exits along with the bottom GNOME panel. The error dialog reappears after a while even though the GNOME panel is no longer displayed. The error dialog might reappear a few times. This behavior is seen mostly on dual-head systems.

Workaround: None.

Show Desktop, Window List, and Workspace Switcher Fail to Load on Login (6453340)

After logging in to the window system, the GNOME configuration appears to fail. This condition recurs.

The following error dialogs are displayed:

Show Desktop has quit unexpectedly, Don't Reload, Load
Window List has quit unexpectedly, Don't Reload, Load
Workspace Switcher has quit unexpectedly, Don't Reload, Load

If the window system is reloaded, it reboots under power management and the error dialogs reappear.

Workaround: None.