pkg: '/sbin/bootadm update-archive -R /tmp/tmpXXXXX' failed with "Unknown charset" (Doc ID 1507766.1)

Last updated on JULY 16, 2019

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11 11/11 to 11.3 [Release 11.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

pkg update generates the following error.

Any attempt to subsequently boot from the new boot environment will most likely fail.

Cause

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