When you install Patches on Solaris, you will find quite often see error codes or Exit/Return codes when the patch installation fails.
These are the return codes that indicate the cause of the failure to install the specified patch and are very helpful as point to start with in troubleshooting.
The most commonly seen return codes are Return code 2, Return code 8, Return code 25, Return code 35.
Return Code 2 indicates that the patch you are trying to install is already been applied.
Return Code 8 indicate that the patch you are trying to install is for a package that is not already installed.
Return Code 25 indicates that a patch required for this patch to be installed in not found.
Return Code 35 indicates that the revision of the patch is older and that a later version of the patch is already applied to the system.
The following are a list of the Return/Exit codes that you may come across while patching your Solaris server:
|
Exit Code / Return Code |
Description |
|
0 |
No error |
|
1 |
Usage error |
|
2 |
Attempt to apply a patch that’s already been applied |
|
3 |
Effective UID is not root |
|
4 |
Attempt to save original files failed |
|
5 |
pkgadd failed |
|
6 |
Patch is obsolete |
|
7 |
Invalid package directory |
|
8 |
Attempting to patch a package that is not installed |
|
9 |
Cannot access /usr/sbin/pkgadd (client problem) |
|
10 |
Package validation errors |
|
11 |
Error adding patch to root template |
|
12 |
Patch script terminated due to signal |
|
13 |
Symbolic link included in patch |
|
14 |
NOT USED |
|
15 |
The prepatch script had a return code other than 0 |
|
16 |
The postpatch script had a return code other than 0 |
|
17 |
Mismatch of the -d option between a previous patch install and the current one |
|
18 |
Not enough space in the file systems that are targets of the patch |
|
19 |
$SOFTINFO/INST_RELEASE file not found |
|
20 |
A direct instance patch was required but not found |
|
21 |
The required patches have not been installed on the manager |
|
22 |
A progressive instance patch was required but not found |
|
23 |
A restricted patch is already applied to the package |
|
24 |
An incompatible patch is applied |
|
25 |
A required patch is not applied |
|
26 |
The user specified back out data can’t be found |
|
27 |
The relative directory supplied can’t be found |
|
28 |
A pkginfo file is corrupt or missing |
|
29 |
Bad patch ID format |
|
30 |
Dryrun failure(s) |
|
31 |
Path given for -C option is invalid |
|
32 |
Must be running Solaris 2.6 or greater |
|
33 |
Bad formatted patch file or patch file not found |
|
34 |
The appropriate kernel jumbo patch needs to be installed |
|
35 |
Later revision already installed |
Hi,
I am getting error code 5 and patch is not applying..Not getting any log too in /var/sadm.Could any one help what may be the reson for the failure..