pkg update may fail with version mismatch between GZ and NGZ when repository service in maintenance (Doc ID 2938194.1)

Last updated on APRIL 02, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

The Solaris 11 pkg(1) command fails while doing a "sync-linked operation" to update a non-global zone.

Reason is reported as "Global zone has a newer version". For Example:

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