@all, Eventually the only fix I found was manually deleting /var/lib/patchmanager/ausmt/*, where * stands for any patch causing trouble. Better still, uninstall Patchmanager and remove /var/lib/patchmanager completely. After reinstalling Patchmanager and all the patches, everything works fine. You can even install the Eventsview patches; they will appear on the list - deactivated - but will fail to activate until fixed.