This document describes how to use .fingerprint files and the checkpatchinstall script on Solaris or HP-UX to determine which WebObjects patch has been installed on your system. For more information on WebObjects patches and what they do, please see the WebObjects Current Update List, Knowledge Base a rticle 70037 . To find the patch level of a Mac OS X Server or Windows WebObjects installation, please see Knowledge Base article 70074.

Downloading the Script and Fingerprint Files

To check your patch installation, first download the checkpatchinstall.pdo.csh script from Apple's FTP servers. You will also need to download the fingerprint file from the appropriate patch version. Follow the links below to download the fingerprint file:

Using the Script and Fingerprint Files

The syntax for the checkpatchinstall script is:

checkpatchinstall.pdo.csh <fingerprintfile>

The script will then report whether the patch represented by the fingerprint file is installed on the system.