From: Mike Broderick (broderic@MIT.EDU)
Date: Mon Dec 01 2003 - 18:07:51 EST
Thanks to Dr Tom for checking my sanity before making this change. As
suspected this file is just used to build a new kernel and no changes
realy happen until the new kernel is moved into place and the system is
rebooted. So I was comfortable running dupatch to "install' it while
the system was in use (in multi-user mode) just skipping the part that
puts the new kernel in place and reboots which I did at a later/
scheduled time.
_Mike
Mike Broderick wrote:
> I applied a patch kit (5.1a #5) to a production system last week and
> forgot to apply a second small customer specific patch that undoes a
> change in the ps command (changes "[...]" cmd format). This change
> to PS affect scripts and third party products so I need to get this
> patch on ASAP. Getting a maintenance window on this machine is tough.
> Installing just this patch will take 20 minutes. Finding 20 minutes
> is tough (requires 3 wks notice etc). Finding a few minutes is more
> doable. The patch installs just one file:
>
> # cat OSFPATC0133300520.inv
> 0 1534880 58478 3 4 100644 8/22/03 520
> f ./sys/BINARY/std_kern.mod none OSFPATC0133300520
> #
>
> It seems this file is just used to rebuild the kernel, yes? I should
> be able to install it and rebuild the kernel anytime and then just
> schedule a short window to move the new kernel into place and reboot
> (5 minutes beats 20 min)? Yes?
>
> _Mike
>
>
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