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swpackage(1M) swpackage(1M)
(HP-UX Software Distributor)
When set to false and the invoking user is local and is not super-user, nonprivileged mode
is invoked:
• Permissions for operations are based on the user’s file system permissions.
• SD ACLs are ignored.
• Files created by SD have the uid and gid of the invoking user, and the mode of created
files is set according to the invoking user’s umask.
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 system
or patches to it. For a full explanation of nonprivileged SD, see the Software Distributor
Administration Guide, available at the
http://docs.hp.com
web site.
See also the
admin_directory
option.
software=
Defines the default software_selections. There is no supplied default. If there is more than
one software selection, they must be separated by spaces. Software is usually specified in a
software input file, as operands on the command line, or in the GUI.
source_file=psf
Defines the default location of the source product specification file (PSF). The
host:path
syntax is not allowed, only a valid path can be specified. The -s option overrides this
value.
source_type=directory
Defines the default source type: cdrom, file, directory,ortape. The source type
derived from the
-s option overrides this value.
targets=
Defines the default target_selections. There is no supplied default. If there is more than
one target selection, they must be separated by spaces. Targets are usually specified in a
target input file, as operands on the command line, or in the GUI.
uncompress_cmd=
Defines the command to uncompress files when installing, copying, or packaging. This
command processes files which were stored on the media in a compressed format. If the
compression_type of the file is
gzip then the internal uncompression (funzip)is
used instead of the external
uncompress_cmd
.
verbose=
Controls the verbosity of a non-interactive command’s output:
0 disables output to stdout. (Error and warning messages are always written to stderr).
1 enables verbose messaging to stdout.
2 for swpackage and swmodify, enables very verbose messaging to stdout.
The -v option overrides this default if it is set to 0. Applies to all commands.
write_remote_files=false
Prevents file operations on remote (NFS) file systems. All files destined for packaging on
targets on a remote (NFS) file systems are skipped.
If set to true and if the superuser has write permission on the remote file system, the
remote files are not skipped.
Session File
Each invocation of the swpackage command defines a packaging session. The invocation options, source
information, software selections, and target hosts are saved before the installation or copy task actually
commences. This lets you re-execute the command even if the session ends before proper completion.
Each session is saved to the file $HOME/.sw/sessions/swpackage.last
. This file is overwritten
by each invocation of
swpackage.
You can also save session information to a specific file by executing swpackage with the -C session__file
option.
A session file uses the same syntax as the defaults files. You can specify an absolute path for the session
file. If you do not specify a directory, the default location for a session file is $HOME/.sw/sessions/.
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