My original problem:
  I am trying to install the latest recommended patches on a Solaris 2.5
  machine.
  Every patch fails with this error:
  pkgadd: ERROR: checkinstall script did not complete successfully
The answer:  pkgadd runs ar uid nobody, and thus, permissions on the patch
             directory and sub-structure must be generous.
Thanks to:
Ric Anderson
Marcos Assis Silva
Richard Skelton
Amy Hollander 
Leo Crombach
Jason Keltz
Michael Blandford
-mike
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