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Installation fails
Name: Kevin Date: May 30, 2003 at 05:15:02 Pacific OS: Solaris 5.7 CPU/Ram: UltraSParc-IIi 360MHz/320
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I have an Ultra 5 machine that had Solaris 7 running on it. We were having minor problems with it so I felt it to be the perfect opportunity to try installing Solaris 9. The problems got worse for me I couldn't and or remove any thing pkgadd and pkgrm didn't work. I kept getting errors about bad content file. So I decided I probebly should just go back to 7 as this is a lab machine and we need it. Now I can't get 7 back on the machine. I get through most of the install then it stops with these errors and says installation failed. ERROR: Could not copy file (/tmp/root/var/yp/aliases) to (/a/var/yp/aliases) ERROR: Unable to copy a temporary file to its final location This had been going on for a while now and I can't find anything on here or the internet in my searches. It might be how I'm wording my query. I've run out of ways to ask the same question. If any body can help me out I would be very greatful.
Name: joe m Date: May 30, 2003 at 05:35:17 Pacific
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how are you trying to install?
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Response Number 2
Name: Kevin Date: May 30, 2003 at 05:40:44 Pacific
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I am using a cdrom and have tried both interactive and webstart and recieve the same results.
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Response Number 3
Name: joe m Date: May 30, 2003 at 09:53:37 Pacific
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odd the only time I have seen that is when your doing a Solaris 8 flash archive.. your not doing that?
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Response Number 4
Name: Kevin Date: May 30, 2003 at 10:20:31 Pacific
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No Im not, but how did you fix that. Maybe it will work here?
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Response Number 5
Name: joe m Date: May 30, 2003 at 11:43:38 Pacific
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Don't exclude NIS packages from the Solaris system when installed
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Response Number 6
Name: joe m Date: May 30, 2003 at 11:45:50 Pacific
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Sorry I hit the sent to fast.. Yeah that was my issue, we were not installing the NIS packages, we are not using it, but there is a bug out there... we added them in the install, we are fine
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Response Number 7
Name: Kevin Date: May 30, 2003 at 11:53:57 Pacific
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I'll give it a try and let you know. Thanks for the help and suggestions!!
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Response Number 8
Name: Kevin Date: June 5, 2003 at 06:30:54 Pacific
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joe m Thank you for your help the install completed and I'm configuring the computer for our net work now.
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