Solaris Update from 11.3 SRU 23 and above to 11.4 SRU fails with :<PACKAGE> is not installed in global zone (Doc ID 2474957.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 15, 2024

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11.3 and later
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)

When trying to update Solaris from 11.3 SRU 23 or newer to 11.4, pkg update fails with messages similar to the following:

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