This makes no sense as it relates to a license. This is a client not a
server so unless UNIX is different from Windows with respect to
maintenance and patches you can install either maintenance "OR" patches
on a clean system and there is nothing you need worry about. Granted I
don't do a lot of UNIX builds so I could be wrong but I can tell you for
Windows systems you can install a 5.5.2.0 maintenance build on a clean
system or you could install a 5.5.1.2 patch build on a clean system and
both will work perfectly.

For AIX I have never seen this either so maybe things have changed and I
just need to find the right document and start from there.

Geoff Gill 
TSM Administrator 
PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator 
SAIC M/S-B1P 
(858)826-4062 (office)
(858)412-9883 (blackberry)
Email: geoffrey.l.gill AT saic DOT com 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
> Nicholas Rodolfich
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:35 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: AIX 5.5.2 client install
> 
> In my experience, the 5.5.2 kit is not a complete install kit it is
only a
> patch or a fixpack.. You must install 5.5.0 code to get the license
files.
> When you uninstall the old code per instructions, it leaves the
> configuration files in place. If you manually deleted those
directories
> then you might have lost some of the files needed that are included in
the
> 5.5.0 code but not the 5.5.2 fix. According ot eh doc. You can install
> 5.5.2 right over 5.5.0. I have done it several times and it works
(Windows
> and AIX) good.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nicholas