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swinstall(1M) swinstall(1M)
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enforce_scripts=true
Controls the handling of errors generated by scripts. If
true, and a script returns an
error, an error message appears reporting that the execution phase failed. If
false,
swinstall attempts to continue operation. A warning message appears saying that the
analysis or execution phase succeeded. The message identifies the specific
swinstall
phase (checkinstall, preinstall, postinstall, or configure).
fix_explicit_directories=false
Controls the swinstall response to explicitly packaged software (software packaged
with explicit file specifications). The default value of
false causes swinstall to set
permissions (as specified in the product specification file) on new directories but never on
pre-existing directories. When set to
true,
swinstall also sets the permissions on
pre-existing directories.
installed_software_catalog=products
(Applies only to swinstall.) 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 rela-
tive path, the SD controller 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 applica-
tions by multiple users or multiple processes, with each application or group of applications
using a different IPD.
Caution: use a specific
installed_software_catalog
to manage a specific applica-
tion. SD does not support multiple descriptions of the same application in multiple IPDs.
See also the
admin_directory
and run_as_superuser options, which control SD’s
nonprivileged mode. (This mode is intended only for managing applications that are spe-
cially designed and packaged. This mode cannot be used to manage the HP-UX operating
system or patches to it. For a full explanation of nonprivileged SD, see the Software Distri-
butor Administration Guide, available at the
http://docs.hp.com web site.)
job_title=
This is an ASCII string giving a title to a job. It is displayed along with the job ID to pro-
vide additional identifying information about a job when swjob or sd is invoked. The
default value is to have no title. If a title is specified, it should be enclosed in quotes.
layout_version=1.0
(Applies only to swcopy.) Specifies the POSIX layout_version
to which the SD
commands conform when writing distributions and
swlist output. Supported values are
"1.0" (default) and "0.8".
SD object and attribute syntax conforms to the layout_version 1.0 specification of the IEEE
POSIX 1387.2 Software Administration standard. SD commands still accept the keyword
names associated with the older layout version, but you should use
layout_version=0.8 only to create distributions readable by older versions of SD.
See the description of the layout_version option in sd(5) for more information.
logdetail=false
Controls the amount of detail written to the logfile. When set to true, this option adds
detailed task information (such as options specified, progress statements and additional
summary information) to the logfile. This information is in addition to log information con-
trolled by the loglevel option.
See loglevel=1 and the sd(5) manual page by typing man 5 sd for more informa-
tion.
logfile=/var/adm/sw/swremove.log
This is the default command log file for the swinstall command.
loglevel=1
Controls the log level for the events logged to the command logfile, the target agent logfile,
and the source agent logfile. This information is in addition to the detail controlled by the
logdetail option. (See logdetail=false and the sd(5) manual page for more
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