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Title
Upgrading Safeguard Authentication Services fails on Solaris when using pkgadd -
Description
Upgrading Safeguard Authentication Services fails on Solaris when using pkgadd
The following error message occurs:----------------------------------------
# pkgadd -d /tmp/vasclnt_SunOS_5.10_i386-5.0.5.57504.pkg vasclnt
Processing package instance <vasclnt> from </tmp/vasclnt_SunOS_5.10_i386-5.0.5.57504.pkg>
vasclnt 5.0.5.57504(amd64) 5.0.5.57504
Current administration requires that a unique instance of the <vasclnt> package be created.
However, the maximum number of instances of the package which may be supported at one time on the same system has already been met.
No changes were made to the system.----------------------------------------
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Cause
The -a flag must be used when using pkgadd to upgrade.From the upgrade guide:
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Solaris:
The -a vasclient-defaults option specifies an alternative default file for pkgadd administrative options that allows pkgadd to overwrite an existing package with a new package.
pkgadd does not support the concept of upgrading a package, so this allows you to upgrade without having to rejoin your machine to the Active Directory domain, or uninstalling the old version first.
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Resolution
Create an install.conf file and add the following contents to the file:
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mail=
instance=overwrite
partial=nocheck
runlevel=nocheck
idepend=nocheck
rdepend=nocheck
space=nocheck
setuid=nocheck
conflict=nocheck
action=nocheck
basedir=default
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Then run pkgadd and call the file with -a option.
For example:# pkgadd -a install.conf -d /tmp/vasclnt_SunOS_5.10_i386-5.0.5.57504.pkg vasclnt