HP Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B-2 and Higher Patch Kit Installation Instructions (March 2009)

A Viewing Log files
The dupatch utility captures patching activities in the following log files:
• /var/adm/patch/log/session.log
Every time you run dupatch it creates a session log that captures dupatch activities. The
session.log files from the previous 25 sessions are saved. The order is first in, first out,
with session.log.25 as the oldest file.
• /var/adm/patch/log/Dupatch_load_Date.log
When you run dupatch from the newly untarred kit or from the mounted Tru64 UNIX
Patch CD–ROM, dupatch determines if the patch distribution contains new patch tools,
and loads them if necessary.
This log file has a name similar to this: Dupatch_load_2000Jul1:15:43:35.log
• /var/adm/patch/log/baseline.log
When you run the system baselining feature, dupatch creates a baseline log. The
session.log files from the previous 25 sessions are saved. The order is first in, first out,
with baseline.log.25 as the oldest file.
• /var/adm/patch/log/event.log
When patches are installed or removed, an event log captures that information. Only one
copy of the file is updated each time patches are installed or removed. The information in
the patch event log is not available through the dupatch user interface, but the log is a text
file that you can view with a command such as more. The following list describes the types
of information an event log provides, although the format and content are subject to change.
Example A-1 “ Sample Event Log” shows a typical event log.
The revision of dupatch being used
DUPATCH_REV>
The type of action that was taken; either install or removeTYPE>
The name entered by the user through a dupatch query
NAME>
The name of the user performing the actionUSER>
Notes that were entered by the user through a dupatch query
NOTES>
The directory from which the patch kit was installedKITLOC>
The name of the patch kit that was installedKITNAME>
The choice made on whether or not the patch installation is reversibleREVERT>
A pointer to the directory that contains the original files before they were
patched
BACKUP_DIRECTORY>
A plain directory; not a mount point or a symbolic linkBACKUP_SETUP>
A list of patches for which the action succeededSUCCEED>
A list of patches for which the action failedFAIL>
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