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What happens with the configuration scripts if I install patch A and later install patch B, which then supersedes patch A?

April 26, 2017configuration happens install later patch scripts Supersedes

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What happens with the configuration scripts if I install patch A and later install patch B, which then supersedes patch A?

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If you install both Patch A and Patch B before booting, only Patch B is configured. This should not present a problem unless you later remove patch B with swremove, thereby exposing Patch A in an unconfigured state. You would then need to swconfig or reinstall Patch A.