On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 09:33:57AM -0600, Jerry Jelinek wrote: > solarg wrote: >> hello all, >> i'm wondering how to create a sparse zone in os2008.11: > > Sparse zones are not currently supported on opensolaris. > > This is tracked as: > 2550 Support for sparse root zones > >> - in solaris 10, just use "create" instead of "create -b" does a >> "sparse" zone >> - in os2008.11, you have to add manually: >> add inherit-pkg-dir >> set dir=/lib >> end >> add inherit-pkg-dir >> set dir=/platform >> end >> add inherit-pkg-dir >> set dir=/sbin >> end >> add inherit-pkg-dir >> set dir=/usr >> end > > Don't do that. > > The IPS pkg software does not currently support the concept > of a sparse zone. The inherit-pkg-dir directive is > intimately tied to the packaging software. Only the svr4 > pkg software supports sparse zones right now. >
to help avoid this type of confusion in the future i just filed: 8567 ipkg zones verify callback should abort if it sees inherit-pkg-dir ed _______________________________________________ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
