solaris8 - Day 8

• boot off the Software 1 of 2 disc. This image has an installer that will let you exert more control,
• partition the disc the way you want it. To facilitate a future activity, make a 100MB /extra partition and leave a good bit unpartitioned (500MB or so if you have the room).
• complete the install

• get the patch cluster off CD or from the Sun website. Unpack it on your hard drive.
• issue showrev -p to see your current patch status
• apply a patch (any one): patchadd -M /path/to/patches patch-id

  In some cases patchadd will fail with a pkgadd error. This may be due to a missing install account on the box. More info here.

  Patches may also fail because they're already applied (error 2), the underlying package isn't installed, etc.

• back out of (roll back) the patch: patchrm patch-id
• inspect your patch dir for anything like an automated script. If it exists, use it nicely to patch your box. This will take a while, but you can do the next steps while it patches.

• do routine disk maintenance (fsck) on /extra
• use format to make a new partition with some or all of the unused space. Make a new filesystem on it, check it, make a mountpoint for it and mount it on your system.

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Reminders

• Classroom temperature can be wildly variable. Dress lightly and bring layers.
• your username is based on the class title and the last two digits of your workstation's hostname.
• remember to take your work with you.