Installation guide

2. Reboot your system.
3. Install the patch.
4. After you have completed the patch installation operation, restore or uncomment the
same line from the /etc/system le.
5. Reboot the system to resume normal operations.
No error message is displayed.
Workaround: Sun recommends Solaris Live Upgrade to manage patching. Solaris Live
Upgrade prevents the problems of patching a running system. Solaris Live Upgrade reduces the
amount of downtime involved in patching and reduces risk by providing fallback capability if
problems occur. For more information, see
Solaris 10 10/09 Installation Guide: Solaris Live
Upgrade and Upgrade Planning
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Possible Error With 32-bit Applications Getting File
System State on Large File Systems (6468905)
When run on large le systems, for example ZFS, applications using statvfs(2) or statfs(2)
to get information about the state of the le system exhibit an error. The following error
message is displayed:
Value too large for defined data type
Workaround: Applications should use statvfs64() instead.
Using patchadd With the -R Option To Specify an
Alternative Root Path From Systems That Are Not
Zones Aware Should Be Restricted (6464969)
On systems running a Solaris release that is not zones aware, using patchadd -R,orany
command that accepts the -R option to specify an alternate root path for a global zone that has
non-global zones installed, will not work.
In contrast with the error message that is displayed by using the luupgrade [-t, -T, -p, -P]
command, no error message regarding the use of appropriate command-level restrictions is
displayed in this instance.
There is no indication that the -R option did not work. As a result of the failure of the
command, Solaris 10 packages or patches are not installed on any of the installed non-global
zones.
This problem occurs while installing and uninstalling packages or patches.
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