Consider the following: root@scolll-server:~# pkg publisher PUBLISHER TYPE STATUS URI solaris origin online https://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/support/ What does "origin" in the TYPE column say about…

Question

Options

• AIt originates from oracle.com.
• BIt contains all of the package metadata.
• CIt supports packages for a single publisher.
• DIt has been configured as the default publisher.
• EIt contains only package content.

• B
  95% (19)
• C
  5% (1)

Explanation

In Oracle Solaris IPS (Image Packaging System), a repository typed as origin is the authoritative source for a publisher - it holds the full package catalog (all metadata) and the actual package content, making B correct. Option E describes the opposite role: a mirror repository, which replicates only package content and relies on an origin for metadata. Option A confuses the TYPE field with the URI field - the domain tells you where it is, not what role it plays. Option C is incorrect because the origin/mirror distinction is about data completeness, not how many publishers a repo serves. Option D is wrong because default-publisher status is shown separately in pkg publisher output (typically with a * marker), not through the TYPE column.

Memory tip: Think Origin = Omnibus - it has everything (metadata + content). A mirror is just a content copy with no catalog brains.

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