HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 4 File Formats (vol 8)

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HOST OBJECT FORMAT
The file /var/adm/sw/host_object defines the software depots on the local host which have been
registered with the swagentd daemon running on the host. The file has this format:
host
data_model_revision 2.40
distribution Defines a contained (registered) depot
path directory
distribution
path directory
...
DEPOT (DISTRIBUTION) FORMAT
A depot is formatted using the following directory structure:
catalog/ Catalog of depot’s contents
INDEX Global index (table of contents)
swlock Controls simultaneous modification
dfiles/ Stores all depot-specific information
INDEX Defines depot-specific attributes
INFO Defines depot-specific files
_ACL Access Control List (ACL) for the depot
_OWNER Owner and group of the depot’s creator
_LOCK_FILE Controls simultaneous ACL modification
_PROD_DFLT_ACL Default ACL for new products
product_directory/ Catalog for a product
pfiles/ Stores all product-specific information
INDEX Defines product attributes
INFO Defines product files and scripts
README The product’s README attribute
scripts Zero or more product control files
_ACL ACL for the product
_OWNER Owner and group of the product’s creator
_LOCK_FILE Controls simultaneous ACL modification
fileset_directory/ Catalog for a fileset
INDEX Defines fileset attributes
INFO Defines fileset files and scripts
scripts Zero or more fileset control files
fileset_directory/ Catalog for the next fileset
...
product_directory/ Catalog for the next product
...
product_directory/ Contents of a product
fileset_directory/ Contents of a fileset
... Contents of the next fileset
product_directory/ Contents of the next product
...
The format is divided into two areas:
the
catalog, which contains all the information which describes the products contained in the
depot;
the contents, which stores the actual les contained in each product (one product_directory per
product.)
Product and Fileset Control Directory Names
The product.control_directory and leset.control_directory values are unique storage directories for a given
product and fileset. They have this syntax:
HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000 19 Section 4265
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