remotely installing perl package using pkgadd via

[mouse123]

I am trying to install perl in multiple servers using pkgadd command via ssh

serverA#ssh serverB -n /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /net/software/ -r /tmp/response perl

The following packages are available:
1 perl perl 5.8.0 for Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 8 and 9
(sun4) 5.8.0_A1

Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: pkgask: ERROR: unable to determine list of packages to operate on (internal error in gpkglist)

I am not what I am missing here

 

[Annihilannic]

Where did you obtain this package from?

I've just tried with the SMCperl package from sunfreeware.com and was able to install it non-interactively just using pkgadd -d perl-5.8.8-sol10-x86-local SMCperl.

You shouldn't need to use pkgask unless the package you are installing prompts you for additional information.

Annihilannic.

 

[mouse123]

Basically all my packages are in shared location called ServerC and I am mounting that filesystem on ServerB:/net/software ..serverD ..etc. Using ssh from Server A I want to install in all the remote servers.

 

[Annihilannic]

I understand that.

What I'm asking is... where did you obtain that perl package? Is it somewhere I can download to try it too? Have you treid installing it the way I described, without the response file?

Annihilannic.