OES1/SLES 9 debug logging for rug update warnings

  • 3348623
  • 24-Feb-2008
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux based)

Situation

How do you determine why a patch failed to install or update?
For example:
Warning: Error installing patch 'patch-xxxx'.

Resolution

Specific to OES1/SLES 9 to enable debugging:
Run:
rug set debug-level 6
Then run the rug command that generates the error.
Log file location: /var/log/rcd/rcd-messages