#!/bin/sh
# name: checkpatch
#
# The checkpatch script checks for newly available patches for the system. 
# I recommend that it be run daily. 
#
# The checkpatch script uses a free tool from the community, 
# the Patch Check Advanced (PCA) tool.
#
# Read associated tech tip at:
#  http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/system_autocheck.jsp
# as well as tech tip at:
#  http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/net_sys_autocheck.jsp
#

# skip the patches you want to ignore 
IGNORE="$IGNORE --ignore 112925"
IGNORE="$IGNORE --ignore 112960"

# Sun Online Account info
USERNAME=<your user name>
PASSWORD=<password>

# who should receive messages
MAIL_RECEIVER=<recipient's email address>

PATH=/usr/bin; export PATH

# Check security patches
PCA="/pca/pca -l missings --user $USERNAME --passwd $PASSWORD"
PCA="$PCA $IGNORE"
if $PCA | grep "^[1-9][1-9]" > /dev/null
then
    echo "run $PCA" > /tmp/pcaoutput.txt
    mailx -s "New patch is available" $MAIL_RECEIVER < /tmp/pcaoutput.txt 
fi

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### This community-submitted script uses the Patch Check Advanced (PCA) 
### tool from Martin Paul at: http://www.par.univie.ac.at/solaris/pca/
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### This script is submitted to BigAdmin by a user of the BigAdmin community.
### Sun Microsystems, Inc. is not responsible for the
### contents or the code enclosed. 
###
###
###  Copyright Sun Microsystems, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
### Use of this software is authorized pursuant to the
### terms of the license found at
### http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/common/berkeley_license.jsp
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