Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

For system-wide policy setting, use the /var/adm/sw/defaults files. Keep in mind,
however, that users may override these options with their own $HOME/.swdefaults
file, session files, or command line changes.
The template file /usr/lib/sw/sys.defaults provides an easy way to change
system-wide or personal option files.
The template file lists (as comments):
• All command options
• The commands to which each option applies
• Possible values for each option
• The resulting system behavior for each value.
You can copy values from this file into the system defaults file (/var/adm/sw/
defaults), your personal defaults file ($HOME/.swdefaults), or an input file (with
the -X input_file option) and edit them to affect SD-UX behavior.
Option files use this syntax:
[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: You must restart the SD-UX daemon after changing swagentd options, or the
daemon will not recognize the changes. To restart the daemon, type:
/usr/sbin/swagentd -r
1.4.3.1 Examples
To change the default value of use_alternate_source to true for all users for all
future sessions for all commands to which the option applies, place the following line
in the /var/adm/sw/defaults file:
use_alternate_source=true
To change the default value of use_alternate_source to false for your own
invocations of the command, place the following line in your $HOME/.swdefaults
file:
swinstall.use_alternate_source=false
To start an interactive swinstall session using the options stored in
my_install_defaults to override any system-wide or personal defaults file values:
swinstall -i -X my_install_defaults=true
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