Strange problem with check_patches

[Steven E. Protter]

/usr/contrib/bin/check_patches

ERROR: This utility only supports HP-UX 11.00.

After installation of the following patch bundle.

PHKL_25729 PHKL_27091 PHKL_28267 PHSS_26975
PHCO_27632 PHKL_25871 PHKL_27094 PHNE_26728 PHSS_26977
PHCO_27958 PHKL_25993 PHKL_27096 PHNE_28089 PHSS_27425
PHKL_25233 PHKL_25994 PHKL_27294 PHSS_25092 PHKL_25468 PHKL_26468
PHKL_27686 PHSS_26971

Bundle was installed as follows:
swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x reinstall=false -s /download/javapatch/java.depot \*

These patches were downloaded from itrc to comply with the required/recommended
patch list for java 1.3

We are also experiencing oracle problems with the instance that was running
during patch installation.
Anyone ever see this.

[Paul Sperry]

Did you upgrade from 11.0 to 11.11?
If so look at patches PHCO_22044 and PHCO_24630
Have you tried stopping and starting your oracle instance?

[Steven E. Protter]

We did not upgrade.

I left the oracle instance running during install.

The oracle instance refuses to shutdown except by shutdown abort

The instance that was down during install is fine, up and down.

[Steven E. Protter]

I did also re-install the check_patches patch, PHCO_27780

I suppose I could back out the entire patch bundle, but I'd rather figure out which one(s) whacked me.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

Check patch PHCO_27780

This patch delivers a set of tools to list, commit,and verify HP-UX patches.

Hope it helps,

Robert-Jan.

[Steven E. Protter]

I probably didn't communicate this very well, but I'd already reinstalled the patch.

Here is how support resolved it.

They said to do this:
[526#] whereis check_patches
check_patches: /usr/contrib/bin/check_patches /usr/contrib/man/man1m/check_patch
es.1m

[527#] cksum /usr/contrib/bin/check_patches
106087945 29741 /usr/contrib/bin/check_patches

/usr/contrib/bin/check_patches:
$Revision: 1.30 (PHCO_22044)$ $Date: 00/07/14 $

We have a WINNER!
Look at the Revision on that thing.
PHCO_22044 is an 11.00 patch

swlist -l product PHCO_22044
# Contacting target "tzfat.juf.net"...
ERROR: Software "PHCO_22044" was not found on host "tzfat.juf.net:/".

The plot thickens.

Somehow, PHCO_22044 got installed, though it was not part of the bundle I built.

The fix was:

#swinstall -x reinstall=true -x reinstall_files=true -s /

Yes, I should have figured it out all by myself.

Thanks for the help.

Steve