swinstall error

[MarkW_1]

I am trying to install the patch PHSS_23658 and I get the following log for the analysis:

==== 03/04/02 14:58:43 MST BEGIN install AGENT SESSION (pid=3545)
(jobid=inteng-0040)

* Agent session started for user "root@inteng". (pid=3545)

* Beginning Analysis Phase.
* Source: inteng:/tmp/PHSS_23658.depot
* Target: inteng:/
* Target logfile: inteng:/var/adm/sw/swagent.log
* Reading source for product information.
NOTE: The command "/sbin/mount" exited with a status code of "1".
The following is the output from the command:
mount: illegal file system specific option r
usage: mount [-l][-v|-p]
mount [-F FStype][-eQ] -a
mount [-F FStype][-eQrV][-o specific_options]
{ special | directory }
mount [-F FStype][-eQrV][-o specific_options]
special directory
NOTE: End of command output. Non-zero exit status may or may not be
a failure. Look for additional messages.
ERROR: Entry for filesystem "/dev/dsk/c3t2d0" in "/etc/fstab" could
not be mounted. If you do not want this file system mounted,
comment it out of the "/etc/fstab" file, or set the
"mount_all_filesystems" option to "false".
ERROR: Cannot continue the Analysis Phase until the previous errors
are corrected.
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[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Mark:

This typically means just what it says. People sometimes put the cdrom in /etc/fstab and this may be your problem. You may also have an old or bogus entry in /etc/fstab. If that is the case, comment that entry out by putting a '#' in the first column. Swinstall tries to mount all the filesystem as part of its normal routine.

No points please, Clay

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

The error is telling you what the problem is and what to do about it.

swinstall, by default, attempts to mount ALL entries in the /etc/fstab. If it can't for some reason, it errors out. That is what you are seeing here. It is trying to mount /dev/dsk/c3t2d0, which is probably your CDROM drive, and it is failing, probably because there's no CD in the drive.

Do what the error says, when in interactive swinstall, go to the "Options" menu and choose "Change Options" and from there UNCHECK the box for "Mount filesystems in /etc/fstab or /etc/checklist". This will allow swinstall to proceed.

[Helen French]

Hi,

Check yor /etc/fstab for any unwanted entries. Check the information about /dev/dsk/c3t2d0 device. If it is a CD drive and if you don't need that automatically mount on system boot, then you can remove that entry from fstab file.

HTH,
Shiju

[MarkW_1]

That worked.

Clay, Are you sure you don't want to share the wealth.

Mark

[A. Clay Stephenson]

I'm positive Mark. I plan to hang up my spurs at 19,999 points on account of I don't like that there green salad hat.