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Sun canceled access to the anonymous FTP server to download patches since September last year.

So what are your options?

Well, you can either use the Sun Update Connection or make use of the free scripting service provided by wget.

If you have a Sun Service plan, the wget process will require that you supply a Sun Online Account and password combination to access non-restricted patches.

If you do not have an account with Sun, simply register and accept a click thru Software License Agreement. To access non-restricted patches, you will need to have a Sun Service plan in place.

Where can you find the wget software?

You can download it from the following sources:

• GNU Download Site (Source)
• Sunfreeware (Compiled for Solaris SPARC)
• Sunfreeware (Compiled for Solaris x86)

JDS systems should come with wget pre-installed, so simply set up your wget script. Sun has supplied a free test script for you to use: http://sunsolve.sun.com/getsolpatch.sh

» If you need more details on accessing software patches, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-9-82023-1