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1) When applying patches, where should the patch files reside so that
ADPATCH can find them?
2) Which drivers should be run first? If they have been run in the
wrong order can you run them again?
If 'db' drivers are not run in the correct order, you may rerun them
using the correct sequence.
4) Is there a file that lists all of the patches that have been applied
to the application?
There are two files that are created in APPL_TOP directory which list
all the patches applied to the application:
o applptch.txt
o applpatch.tmp
These files are created when a new APPL_TOP is created. Without the
.txt file, patches cannot be applied. Grep the .txt file for the patch
number in question.
Review the manual steps in the README file distributed with the
patch. This problem can usually be corrected by following the steps in
this file.
When you start ADPATCH, you name the log file. If you do not give it
a unique name each time, the log information is appended to the end of
the existing file. The file is located in $APPL_TOP/install/log and the
DEFAULT name is adpatch.log. The ADPATCH log file could contain
references to many patches.
Some patches may spawn workers which each have an associated log
file. Worker. These log files are named adwork01.log, adwork02.log,
etc., and are located in $APPL_TOP/install/log. They should be checked
for errors when a new patch is installed.
9) What happens when a patch is applied whose version is lower than the
current installed version of the patch?
Higher versions contained within the patch are copied; the lower
versions are ignored.
10) A "BAD MAGIC" error message is received during the relinking stage of
ADPATCH.
11) Which patches can be backed out and is there a problem in doing this?
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