Can't install 112438-01

[Roland Gerlach]

I've recently taken over the administration of a V120 and want to
install ssh so I can remotely administer this system. The first step
is to install patch 112438-01. I can't get this patch to install.

# patchadd 112438-01
Checking installed patches...
Verifying sufficient filesystem capacity (dry run method)...
Patch 112438-01 failed to install due to a failure produced by pkgadd.
See /var/sadm/patch/112438-01/log for details
Patchadd is terminating.

# cat /var/sadm/patch/112438-01/log
Package not patched:
PKG=SUNWcarx.us
Original package not installed.
This appears to be an attempt to install the same architecture and
version of a package which is already installed. This installation
will attempt to overwrite this package.
/root/installed_software/112438-01/SUNWcarx.u/install/checkinstall:
/root/installed_software/112438-01/SUNWcarx.u/install/checkinstall:
cannot open
pkgadd: ERROR: checkinstall script did not complete successfully
Dryrun complete.
No changes were made to the system.

# pkginfo SUNWcarx SUNWcsr SUNWhea SUNWmdb SUNWmdbx
system SUNWcarx Core Architecture, (Root) (64-bit)
system SUNWcsr Core Solaris, (Root)
system SUNWhea SunOS Header Files
system SUNWmdb Modular Debugger
system SUNWmdbx Modular Debugger (64-bit)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Roland.
--
Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember,
involve me and I'll understand -- Chinese proverb.

[John Howells]

Roland Gerlach wrote:

>
> I've recently taken over the administration of a V120 and want to
> install ssh so I can remotely administer this system. The first step
> is to install patch 112438-01. I can't get this patch to install.
> ...

Make sure the directory containing the patch, and all directories up to
the root directory, have r-x permission to all users. See
[url]http://www.science.uva.nl/pub/solaris/solaris2.html#q5.59[/url]

John Howells