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Note – Solaris Live Upgrade from the Solaris 8 release to the Solaris 10 5/08 release is not
supported. Instead, use the standard upgrade procedure or perform a Solaris Live Upgrade
from the Solaris 8 OS to the Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 OS. Then you can perform a Solaris Live
Upgrade from the Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 release to the Solaris 10 5/08 release.
Incorrect Permissions on /tmp in Non-Global Zones
After Solaris Live Upgrade (6619278)
Various processes running in non-global zones using /tmp might crash after the zone has been
upgraded using Solaris Live Upgrade. The upgrade process changes permissions on the /tmp
directory which leads to applications failures. Users will see drwxr-xr-x permissions instead of
the correct drwxrwxrwx permissions.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:
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Workaround 1: Before activating the new boot environment, perform the following steps:
1. Mount the disk:
# mount /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s6 /mnt
2. Fix the permissions:
# chmod 1777 /mnt/zone/*/root/tmp
3. Then unmount the disk:
# umount /mnt
This workaround xes all zones at once.
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Workaround 2: If you have already booted the new boot environment, log in to the system
as the root user. Halt the zone and manually set correct permissions on the /tmp directory.
Type the following command:
# chmod 1777 /path/root/tmp
where path is the zone's zonepath.
Issues With DSR Upgrade With Zones (6616788)
Disk space reallocation (DSR) upgrade with zones fails if zones are installed in the /opt
directory. Upgrade might fail during the restoration of the DSR archive. In some cases, the
upgrade might be successful, but the system cannot be rebooted.
Workaround: Ensure that the root le system is not 100% full before upgrade. Remove some
les before upgrade so that the root slice is less than 90% full.
Upgrade Issues and Bugs
Solaris 10 5/08 Release Notes • April 200840