[csw-users] unable to install pkg in a sparse zone

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Gerard,

Am 29.04.2013 um 09:46 schrieb Gerard Henry <ghenry at cmi.univ-mrs.fr>:
> on old sparc Solaris 10 with sparse zones, i'm trying to install CSW packages, but it fails:
> pkgadd: ERROR: unable to create unique temporary file </usr/sadm/install/scripts/i.cswpreserveconfgoaORc>: (30) Read-only file system
> ERROR: content verification of </usr/sadm/install/scripts/i.cswpreserveconf> failed
>    unable to fix modification time
>    file size <2841> expected <2654> actual
>    file cksum <32180> expected <17727> actual
> 
> Installation of <CSWcas-preserveconf> partially failed.
> Exiting pkgutil due to pkgadd error: 2
> 
> i don't understand why CW needs write access in /usr
> Is there a workaround?
> into zone, pkgutil is 2.6.5
> 
> thankds in advance for help

CSWclassutils is the only package that must be installed in the global zone.
Please see for details
  http://www.opencsw.org/community/questions/97/why-cant-i-install-cswcas-foo


Best regards

  -- Dago



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