/var/sadm/pkg

Is there a way to migrate the '/var/sadm/pkg' directory safely so that the related 'pkg*' commands are still reporting proper information?
For example, if i have a bigger partition/filesystem created for it as a new destination, and the '/var/sadm/pkg' is just running out of space,
- can i simply 'tar/cpio' the '/var/sadm/pkg' directory, and move it to the new partition, and create a symbolic link from '/var/sadm/'? and, can i do it online?
Thanks, and any help will be appreciated.

user5534036 wrote:
- can i simply 'tar/cpio' the '/var/sadm/pkg' directory, and move it to the new partition, and create a symbolic link from '/var/sadm/'? and, can i do it online?Yes, you can move the contents of /var/sadm to another directory or filesystem, but you must not use a symbolic link to point at it: The next pkgadd/pkgrm or patchadd/patchrm command will remove the link and re-create a (then empty) /var/sadm/ directory.
Use a loopback mount (man lofs, mount -F lofs ...) instead to mount e.g. /new/sadm to /var/sadm.
Newer versions of Solaris run a "pkgserv" service (svcs -l pkgserv). Maybe it's safer to stop this before the move and restart it afterwards.
Martin.

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