HP-UX Software Assistant Administration Guide (5900-3003, March 2013)

Manual actions
These actions require direct administrator response and include product (non-patch) updates,
product removal, manually updating files, and other manual actions, such as direct file system
changes.
Security bulletins are listed only if manual actions are required. If a patch satisfies a security bulletin,
it will be included in the QPK patch bundle or listed explicitly in the Patches section.
The date listed for security bulletins is the date the bulletin was posted or last updated.
A detection confidence rating is included with the action. Note that SWA can only detect software
that has been installed with swinstall. The ratings are:
• D – Definite. The recommendation is based on specific revisions of installed software. SWA
has determined that this fix has not been done.
• R – Relevant. The recommendation is based on installed software. For some recommendations
rated R, SWA cannot determine if the action has already been taken. If SWA cannot detect
if an action has been taken, that issue will always be listed until it is entered in an ignore file.
• U – Unknown. The recommendation is based only on operating system version. SWA cannot
detect if recommendations rated U have been taken. Issues rated U will always be listed until
they are entered in an ignore file.
Manual actions that result in the installation or removal of software might cause changes to the list
of recommended patches. After resolving the product changes identified as manual actions, it is
recommended a new analysis is run to create the most accurate patch recommendations.
The following example illustrates how one issue, a required Security Bulletin 02284r4, can generate
multiple manual actions. See the Detail report for a detailed cross-reference of actions to issues.
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Five manual actions are associated with the one Security Bulletin 02284r4.
18 Creating and interpreting reports