Would someone be able to answer this? Thanks very much --Jens
Jens Deppe wrote: > Hello, > > "Hypothetical" situation: > > Given a system with a base install of 2009.06, I add an additional > publisher for ipkg.sfbay/support in order to install, say, SRU1. So 'pkg > publisher' shows this: > > opensolaris.org (preferred) origin online > http://pkg.opensolaris.org/release/ > support origin online > http://ipkg.sfbay/support > > I install SRU1. > > I now delete the 'support' publisher and hand the system over to someone > else to administer. > > At some point that person wants to update to a newer SRU. Am I correct > in understanding that they will have to re-add a publisher called > 'support' (actual URL irrelevant) before they are able to perform the > update? > > Also, is there any other way, other than say querying the 'entire' > package to look for the previously used publisher, that they would know > to use this specific name for their publisher? > > For ex.: > > root at opensolaris:~# pkg contents -o name,value entire > NAME VALUE > description entire incorporation including Support Repository Update > (SRU 1). For more information see > http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=opensolaris > fmri pkg://support/entire at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111.1:20090623T232524Z > publisher support > variant.arch ['sparc', 'i386'] > > Thanks, > > --Jens > > > > _______________________________________________ > pkg-discuss mailing list > pkg-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
