PKGADM(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures PKGADM(8)

NAME

pkgadm - manage packaging system

SYNOPSIS

pkgadm dbstatus [-R rootpath]


pkgadm sync [-R rootpath] [-q]


pkgadm -V


pkgadm -?

DESCRIPTION

The pkgadm utility is used for managing the packaging system. It has
several subcommands that perform various operations relating to
packaging.

sync

Writes the contents file and rolls the contents log file. With
use of the -q option, forces the contents file server to quit.

Internal Install Database

The Solaris operating system relies upon enhanced System V revision 4
(SVr4) packages as the basis for its software installation and
revision management. The package maintenance software stores
information about installed packages in an internal database. The
pkgadm subcommand dbstatus is used to determine how the package
internal database is implemented. The dbstatus command returns a
string that indicates the type of internal database in use. In the
current implementation, the dbstatus command always returns the
string text, which indicates that the contents(5) package database is
in use. Future releases of Solaris might supply alternative database
implementations.

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-q

(Applies to sync subcommand.) Shuts down the contents file cache
daemon.


-R rootpath

Defines the full name of a directory to use as the root (/) path.

Note -

The root file system of any non-global zones must not be
referenced with the -R option. Doing so might damage the global
zone's file system, might compromise the security of the global
zone, and might damage the non-global zone's file system. See
zones(7).


-V

Print version associated with packaging tools.


-?

Print help message.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Synchronizing the contents file

The following example forces any pending changes to the contents(5)
file to be flushed and the pkgserv daemon to shut down.


example% pkgadm sync -q

EXIT STATUS

0

successful completion


non-zero

fatal error

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), svcs(1),
admin(5), contents(5), exec_attr(5), pkginfo(5), attributes(7),
rbac(7), smf(7), installf(8), pkgadd(8), pkgask(8), pkgrm(8),
removef(8), svcadm(8)

NOTES

The service for pkgadm is managed by the service management facility,
smf(7), under the service identifier:

svc:/system/pkgserv


Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling,
or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(8). The
service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

March 2, 2017 PKGADM(8)