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that directory. For example, HOME/my_admin
resolves to the my_admin directory
in your home directory.
• If you set the value of the
installed_software_catalog
default option to a
relative path, that path is resolved relative to the value of this option.
SD’s nonprivileged mode is intended only for managing applications that are specially
designed and packaged. This mode cannot be used to manage the HP-UX operating sys-
tem or patches to it. For a full explanation of nonprivileged SD, see the Software Distri-
butor Administration Guide, available at the
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-
core-docs web site.
See also the
installed_software_catalog
and run_as_superuser
options.
ask=true
Executes the request script, if one is associated with the selected software, and stores the
user response in a file named response
.
If
ask=as_needed
, the swask command first determines if a response file already
exists in the catalog and executes the request script only when a response file is absent.
autoselect_dependencies=true
Controls the automatic selection of prerequisite and corequisite software that is not expli-
citly selected by the user. When set to
true, requisite software will be automatically
selected for configuration. When set to false, requisite software which is not explicitly
selected will not be automatically selected for configuration.
The
autoselect_minimum_dependencies
option is ignored when this option is
set to
false.
autoselect_minimum_dependencies=false
Controls the automatic selection of the first left-most dependency in a list of OR depen-
dencies that satisfies a requisite when another dependency in the list that also satisfies
the requisite is explicitly selected by the user.
When set to
true, the first left-most dependency in a list of OR dependencies that
satisfies a requisite is not automatically selected when another dependency in the list
that also satisfies the requisite is explicitly selected. If set to false, the first left-most
dependency in a list of OR dependencies that satisfies a requisite is automatically
selected even when another dependency in the list that also satisfies the requisite is
explicitly selected.
This option is ignored when the
autoselect_dependencies
option is set to false.
autoselect_patches=true
Automatically selects the latest patches (based on superseding and ancestor attributes)
for a software object that a user selects. The patch_filter option can be used in con-
junction with autoselect_patches
to limit which patches will be selected. Requires
patches that are in an enhanced SD format. Patches not in enhanced format will not
respond to
autoselect_patches.
enforce_scripts=true
Controls the handling of errors generated by scripts. If true, swask stops and an error
message appears. The message gives the script location and says execution cannot
proceed until the problem is fixed. If false, all script errors are treated as warnings,
and swask attempts to continue operation. A message appears giving the script location
and saying that execution will proceed.
installed_software_catalog=products
Defines the directory path where the Installed Products Database (IPD) is stored. This
information describes installed software. When set to an absolute path, this option
defines the location of the IPD. When this option contains a relative path, the SD con-
troller appends the value to the value specified by the admin_directory option to
determine the path to the IPD. For alternate roots, this path is resolved relative to the
location of the alternate root. This option does not affect where software is installed, only
the IPD location.
This option permits the simultaneous installation and removal of multiple software appli-
cations by multiple users or multiple processes, with each application or group of
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