On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 01:51:20PM +0000, Gavin Kelman wrote: > I'm installing the latest recommended patch cluster on our N4800 filer > which is running Solaris 8. The patch install programme has rattled along > as normal upto patch 108528-18, where it's been sitting for over half > an hour. This patch does update some kernel stuff, but this seems to > be taking too long. I am running the patch cluster in single user mode, > rebooted from normal multi-user. > > How long should this take? Our planned outage is running a lot longer > than planned, and I'm getting nervous that something's amiss. I assume > pressing ctrl-c in the middle of a patch that updates the kernel is a > very bad idea. > > Any comments? Reassuring or otherwise? :) Sods law. Just after I send this email, I go and check on the console and it had moved onto the next patch. Many thanks to those of you who replied _very_ promptly to say it does take a long time for that patch, sometimes over 45 minutes. Cheers, Gavin. -- Gavin Kelman Phone : 07967 360 822 Unix Administrator Email : gavin@metahusky.net _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Thu Jan 23 09:05:05 2003
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