Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

[command.]option=value
• The optional command is the name of a SD-UX command. Specifying a command
name changes the default behavior for that command only. A period must follow
a command name.
• option is the name of the default option. An equals sign must follow the option
name.
• value is one of the allowable values for that option.
NOTE: Use caution when changing default option values. They allow useful flexibility
but can produce harmful results if changed to a value that is inappropriate for your
needs.
NOTE: Options in the defaults file are read as part of command initialization. Because
the daemon is already running, you must restart the daemon after changing daemon
options for the system to recognize those options. To restart the daemon, type:
/usr/sbin/swagentd -r
See Also
“Using Command Options” (page 50) for examples.
A.2 Options Listed Alphabetically
• admin_directory=/var/adm/sw (for normal mode)
admin_directory=/var/home/LOGNAME/sw (for nonprivileged mode)
The location for logfiles and the default parent directory for the installed software
catalog. The default value is /var/adm/sw for normal operations.
For nonprivileged mode (that is, when the run_as_superuser default option
is set to true):
— The default value is /var/home/LOGNAME/sw
— The path element LOGNAME is replaced with the name of the invoking user,
which SD-UX reads from the system password file.
— If you set the value of this option to HOME/path, SD-UX replaces HOME with
the invoking user’s home directory (from the system password file) and resolves
path relative to that directory. For example, HOME/my_admin resolves to the
my_admin directory in your home directory.
— If you set the value of the installed_software_catalog option to a relative
path, that path is resolved relative to the value of this option.
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-UX, see
Chapter 12: “Nonprivileged SD ” (page 299).
See also the installed_software_catalog and run_as_superuser options.
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