* Dave Miner <dminer at opensolaris.org> [2009-04-08 20:54]: > Stephen Hahn wrote: >> * Shawn Walker <swalker at opensolaris.org> [2009-04-08 20:43]: >>> Joseph J VLcek wrote: >>>> Howdy pkg-discuss folks. >>>> >>>> Does pkg now always create a UUID on full images? >>>> >>>> Currently an ICT in the installer issues: >>>> "pkg set-publisher --reset-uuid --no-refresh publisher" >>>> >>>> I am attempting to confirm if this ICT is no longer necessary for >>>> an AI install. >>>> >>>> I had checked with Dave and he believes it is not... so I wanted to >>>> confirm. >>> At the point of image-create, yes, it will now always set a UUID for >>> the publisher you named when creating the image. >>> >>> It will now also do so whenever you add new publishers using set-publisher. >> >> Right. The original reason for the --reset-uuid call was that the >> installer was copying the initial image, and not using image-create >> followed by install. If that's not changed, then the reset is still >> needed, as the copy has the same UUID as the source image (which is >> what everyone installing from would have...). > > AI installs are primarily just a series of package operations, no > copying from the boot image, so that's the case that can avoid the > reset-uuid. Live CD will continue to need it.
Sounds right. Thanks Stephen -- sch at sun.com http://blogs.sun.com/sch/
