Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

Checkremove Analyzes each target to determine if removal and unconfiguration
can take place. (Executed by swremove.)
Configure
Configures installed filesets or products. (Executed by swconfig
and swinstall.)
Fix Corrects and reports on problems in installed software. (Executed
by swverify.)
Postinstall Performs additional install operations immediately after a fileset
or product has been installed. (Executed by swinstall.)
Postremove Performs additional remove operations immediately after a fileset
or product has been removed. (Executed by swremove.)
Preinstall Performs file operations (such as removing obsolete files)
immediately before installation of software files. (Executed by
swinstall.)
Preremove Performs additional file operations (such as removing files created
by a preinstall script) immediately before removal of software
files. (Executed by swremove.)
Request Requests an interactive response from the user as part of the
installation or configuration process. (Executed by swask,
swconfig, and swinstall.)
Unconfigure Undoes configurations performed by configure scripts. (Executed
by swconfig and swremove.)
Unpostinstall Undoes operations performed by a postinstall script in case
swinstall must initiate recovery during the installation process.
(Executed by swinstall.)
Unpreinstall Undoes operations performed by a preinstall script in case SD
must initiate recovery during the install process. (Executed by
swinstall.)
Verify Verifies the configuration of filesets or products (in addition to
the standard swverify checks.) (Executed by swverify.)
For More Information
See Chapter 11: “Using Control Scripts ” (page 269).
1.2.5 Environment Variables
SD-UX commands and programs are affected by external environment variables (such
as language and charset variables) and variables for use by control scripts. For a
description of external environment variables, see Chapter 11: “Using Control Scripts
” (page 269).
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