How to delete a Solaris patch

Hi all

Installed Patch Manager 2.0 on Sun Ultra 5/10 Sparc running Solaris 9.
When running ./pmsetup as root, it gives an error.

# ./pmsetup

Installing Patch Manager 2.0 ...

Installing required Solaris patch(es) for Patch Manager...

117679-01

Checking installed patches...
Executing prepatch script...
This patch requires the installation of patch 112945-27. A higher or lower revision (112945-2 is currently installed. This version of the required patch is incompatible with this revision of the Patch Manager 2 point patch.

You must remove any revision of patch 112945 that is higher or lower than the required version and install the required version before continuing with the installation of this patch.

The prepatch script exited with return code 1.

Patchadd is terminating.

PM Installation failed.


Then tried to remove the patch using

# patchrm -f 112945

Checking installed patches...

Patch 112945 was installed without backing up the original files.
It cannot be backed out.

Patchrm is terminating.



Can you help me Pl.

Thanks in advance

You cannot remove the patch as it was not installed with the backout option, but you could easily install a newer version of the patch. Why not install the latest version?

Hi stdunbar

I have downloaded and tried to install the patch as suggested.

# patchadd 112945-28

Checking installed patches...
Patch 112945-28 has already been applied.
See patchadd(1M) for instructions.

Patchadd is terminating.

If we see the initial response of the system when I tried to apply the patch, it says


"This patch requires the installation of patch 112945-27. A higher or lower revision (112945-2 is currently installed. This version of the required patch is incompatible with this revision of the Patch Manager 2 point patch.

You must remove any revision of patch 112945 that is higher or lower than the required version and install the required version before continuing with the installation of this patch".

It is evident that the patch is already installed.Moreover I guess some patches are to be deleted before applying this patch.

Thanks in advance.

Did you try "patchadd -u"?

Hello

Tried with patchadd -u. But still I have it.

Thanks

Let me be more clear. Since you require 112945-27, have attempted to install 112945-27 by using "patchadd -u"? If that works, don't try to remove the patch. Just rerun patch manager, which, at that point, should be happy because you have the correct version installed.

Hi perderabo

When I tried to install the patch with "patchadd -u", the output suggested me to install PatchPro version 2.1 or greater for full functionlaity of Patch Manager 2.0.Also a dry run installation was conducted and the installation was not successful.

I will install PatchPro 2.2 and try to install the patch.

By the by I thank you for your interest and help.

Talk to you tomorrow.