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From: george.jones on 7 May 2008 14:33 I have a sun box running Solaris 9. I had been instructed to remove SSH from this server, however we need to reinstall it now. How can I reinstall it from the Sol9 DVD?
From: Richard B. Gilbert on 7 May 2008 14:42 george.jones(a)gdc4s.com wrote: > I have a sun box running Solaris 9. I had been instructed to remove > SSH from this server, however we need to reinstall it now. How can I > reinstall it from the Sol9 DVD? Did you actually remove the software? Or just turn it off? I think you have to figure out which package(s) contain(s) the software you need and then use pkgadd. ISTR that the Solaris V9 Advanced Installation Manual has a table that shows which packages install which software.
From: Chris Ridd on 7 May 2008 15:08 On 2008-05-07 19:42:49 +0100, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> said: > george.jones(a)gdc4s.com wrote: >> I have a sun box running Solaris 9. I had been instructed to remove >> SSH from this server, however we need to reinstall it now. How can I >> reinstall it from the Sol9 DVD? > > Did you actually remove the software? Or just turn it off? > > I think you have to figure out which package(s) contain(s) the software > you need and then use pkgadd. > > ISTR that the Solaris V9 Advanced Installation Manual has a table that > shows which packages install which software. Wouldn't you also then need to reapply all the patches that touched sshd? Cheers, Chris
From: george.jones on 7 May 2008 15:13 On May 7, 12:08 pm, Chris Ridd <chrisr...(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2008-05-07 19:42:49 +0100, "Richard B. Gilbert" > <rgilber...(a)comcast.net> said: > > > george.jo...(a)gdc4s.com wrote: > >> I have a sun box running Solaris 9. I had been instructed to remove > >> SSH from this server, however we need to reinstall it now. How can I > >> reinstall it from the Sol9 DVD? > > > Did you actually remove the software? Or just turn it off? > > > I think you have to figure out which package(s) contain(s) the software > > you need and then use pkgadd. > > > ISTR that the Solaris V9 Advanced Installation Manual has a table that > > shows which packages install which software. > > Wouldn't you also then need to reapply all the patches that touched sshd? > > Cheers, > > Chris I did remove the 5 SSH packages. pkgrm SUNWsshu pkgrm SUNWsshr pkgrm SUNWsshdu pkgrm SUNWsshdr pkgrm SUNWsshcu I now need to re-install them from the DVD.
From: Richard B. Gilbert on 7 May 2008 15:25
Chris Ridd wrote: > On 2008-05-07 19:42:49 +0100, "Richard B. Gilbert" > <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> said: > >> george.jones(a)gdc4s.com wrote: >>> I have a sun box running Solaris 9. I had been instructed to remove >>> SSH from this server, however we need to reinstall it now. How can I >>> reinstall it from the Sol9 DVD? >> >> Did you actually remove the software? Or just turn it off? >> >> I think you have to figure out which package(s) contain(s) the >> software you need and then use pkgadd. >> >> ISTR that the Solaris V9 Advanced Installation Manual has a table that >> shows which packages install which software. > > Wouldn't you also then need to reapply all the patches that touched sshd? > > Cheers, > > Chris > It would depend on whether or not sshd worked or not! Software does not usually get out the door if it doesn't work at all. Patches generally fix small flaws that may, or may not, be significant to a particular user. I'm not that familiar with Sun's support but DEC/Compaq/HP used to rate patches as "1", "2", "3" or "4", where "1" meant the patch was mandatory and probably had security implications and "4" meant "install it if you're feeling bored today". I don't usually install patches now unless I encounter the problem the patch is supposed to fix. Then again, I'm a hobbyist in a home environment and not responsible to anyone else. Before I retired I installed mandatory patches at the earliest opportunity whether I "needed" them or not. Other patches I installed, or not, according to my best judgment as to whether I was better off with, or without them. Given the number of patches to fix patches, I tended to be conservative about installing them. |