Re: Solaris 8 Help Needed

George,

Thanks for the info, it's patching like crazy!

Does Solaris have a package manager tool like yum or apt?

; ) .randy

On 12/11/06, George Toft <george@georgetoft.com> wrote:
>
> The experts might disagree with me, but here's what I would do:
>
> Solaris: OS Patching Patch Pro
>
> Download from:
> http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/3f9d714b.html
>
> gunzip and untar, then run setup in the ppro dir
>
> Fix your path:
> # vi /.profile
> PATH=/opt/SUNWppro/bin:/usr/sadm/bin:$PATH
> export PATH
> MANPATH=/opt/SUNWppro/man:${MANPATH}
> export MANPATH
>
>
> Once installed, edit config file:
> /opt/SUNWppro/etc/patchpro.conf
> and ensure the following 2 lines have the proxy settings (if necessary):
> patchpro.proxyserver.host=
> patchpro.proxyserver.port=
>
> Then run patch pro:
> # pprosvc -i -n -c recommended
>
>
> To apply a specific patch:
> # pprosvc -i -p 114045-10
>
>
>
> George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
> 623-203-1760
>
>
>
>
> Randy Melder wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > I have a Solaris 8 box that hasn't been updated since 2001. I would very
> > much appreciate a Solaris expert that could let me know the 'easy' way
> > to get it updated, patched, etc.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > ; ) .randy
> >
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