Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

• rpc_binding_info_target=
Defines the protocol sequences and endpoints used to contact targets. If
rpc_binding_info_target is not specified, rpc_binding_info is used. If both are
specified, rpc_binding_info_target is used.
Applies to swinstall and swcopy.
• rpc_timeout=5
Relative length of the communications timeout. This is a value in the range from
0 to 9 and is interpreted by the DCE RPC. Higher values mean longer times; you
may need a higher value for a slow or busy network. Lower values give faster
recognition of attempts to contact hosts that are not up or are not running swagentd.
Each value is approximately twice as long as the lower one. A value of 5 is about
30 seconds for the ncadg_ip_udp protocol sequence. This option may be ignored
when using the ncacn_ip_tcp protocol sequence.
Applies to all commands except swmodify and swpackage.
• run_as_superuser=true
This option controls SD-UX’s nonprivileged mode. This option is ignored (treated
as true) when the invoking user is super-user.
At the default value of true, SD-UX operations are performed normally, with
permissions for operations either granted to a local super-user or set by ACLs.
(See Chapter 9: “SD-UX Security ” (page 183) for details on ACLs.)
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.
— ACLs are ignored.
— Files created by SD-UX have the uid and gid of the invoking user, and the mode
of created files is set according to the invoking user’s umask.
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. This option is not compatible with remote operations.
Setting this option to true forces the autoremove_job option to true. For a full
explanation of nonprivileged SD-UX, see Chapter 12: “Nonprivileged SD ”
(page 295).
See also the admin_directory option.
Applies to all commands except swagent, swagentd, and install-sd.
• run_scripts=true
Controls whether or not control scripts (such as preinstall, preremove,
postremove, configure, etc.) are run during an install or remove session.
Control scripts are an important part of software packages, and setting this to false
might keep software from being installed correctly. Control scripts also provide
important cleanup when software is removed. Setting this to false during swremove
might result in some manual cleanup being required.
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