On three different SPARC Solaris 9 systems I've observed the following
after 112945-46 was installed and then backed out: The tail of the
tape does not lie:

# smpatch analyze
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/sun/patchpro/plugins/sunos/
firmware/SunOSBaseDataExtension (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java :509)
at
java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Secure ClassLoader.java:
123)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader .java:
246)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader. java:54)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 193)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.j ava:186)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:3 06)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launche r.java:
265)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:2 62)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoade r.java:
322)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:130)
at
com.sun.patchpro.analysis.SunOSBaseData.getDetecto rFromName(SunOSBaseData.java:
387)
at
com.sun.patchpro.analysis.SunOSBaseData.run(SunOSB aseData.java:105)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

^C# pwd
/root
# showrev -p |grep 112807-22
# patchrm 112945-46

Checking installed patches...

/var/sadm/pkg
Executing prebackout script...
/var/sadm/pkg
Backing out patch 112945-46...

/var/sadm/pkg
/var/sadm/pkg
Executing postbackout script...
Patch 112945-46 has been backed out.

# smpatch analyze
113434-35 SunOS 5.9: /usr/snadm/lib Library and Differential Flash
Patch
112945-46 SunOS 5.9: wbem Patch
112837-14 SunOS 5.9: patch /usr/lib/inet/in.dhcpd
117471-04 SunOS 5.9: connld, fifofs, fifonode patch
116669-30 SunOS 5.9: md Patch
113575-10 SunOS 5.9: sendmail Patch
118666-14 JavaSE 5.0: update 13 patch (equivalent to JDK 5.0u13)
118667-14 JavaSE 5.0: update 13 patch (equivalent to JDK 5.0u13),
64bit
112540-27 SunOS 5.9: Expert3D IFB Graphics Patch
112807-22 CDE 1.5: dtlogin patch

MikeH <michael.scott.howard@gmail.com> wrote:
> On three different SPARC Solaris 9 systems I've observed the following
> after 112945-46 was installed and then backed out: The tail of the
> tape does not lie:

<snip>

Yeah, I got the same results.

--
Jim Pennino

Remove .spam.sux to reply.

Yes, if you upgraded patch-framework from version "Solaris Patch
Manager 2.0" to "Sun Connection's Update Manager" as described in
http://www.sun.com/service/sunconnec...ingstarted.jsp in my
opinion it is best to _first install_ patch 112945-46 and then update
patch-framework.

In detail: smpatch breaks, because old patch properties and mechanisms
are restored when installing 112945-46 over the new patch framework
(this is done by 'new' smpatch itself, if 112945-46 was not installed
previously). One affected file is f.e. /usr/lib/patch/com/sun/patchpro/
conf/Config.properties, which holds some properties for smpatch.

This file belongs to two Packages: SUNWpmgr (old patch framework,
patched with 112945-46) and SUNWpprou (part of new framework)

Check this also out with "smpatch get" f.e. for property
"patchpro.patch.source":
112945-46: patchpro.patch.source -
https://updateserver.sun.com/solaris/
new framework: patchpro.patch.source - https://getupdates1.sun.com/



Workaround: I feel it is best to reinstall package SUNWpprou again (as
part of installer for "Sun Connection's Update Manager"), then smpatch
worked again on my Solaris 9 system.

At Sunsolve i did not see, that SUN is aware of this misbehaviour with
new smpatch and 112945-46.