Software Distributor (SD-UX) Administration Guide HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 (762797-001, March 2014)

A Command Options
This appendix reviews the basics of altering SD-UX command options and provides an alphabetic
list of all options and their default values.
Table 54 Chapter Topics
Topics:
“Changing Command Options” (page 227)
“Options Listed Alphabetically” (page 228)
Changing Command Options
Changing the option values lets you change command behavior and tailor SD-UX policies to your
needs. You can change options using predefined files, values you specify directly on the
command-line, or the GUI Options Editor from the Options menu. Altering option values using files
can help when you don’t want to specify command behavior every time you invoke the command.
These rules govern the way the options work:
• Option values specified in /var/adm/sw/defaults affect all SD-UX commands on that
system. This file can change options for all commands to which an option applies or for specific
commands only.
• Option values in your personal $HOME/.swdefaults file affect only you and not the entire
system.
• Option values read from a session file affect only that session.
• Options changed on the command line by the -X option_file or the -xoption=value
arguments override the system-wide and personal defaults files but affect only that invocation
of the command.
For system-wide policy setting, use the /var/adm/sw/defaults files. Keep in mind, however,
that users may override these values with their own $HOME/.swdefaults file, session files, or
command line changes.
The template file /usr/lib/sw/sys.defaults provides documentation for all options, and
contains instructions for an easy way to change system-wide or personal default files.
The template file documents as comments all SD-UX command options, the commands to which
they apply, their possible values, and the resulting system behavior. You can copy values from this
file into the system defaults file (/var/adm/sw/defaults), your personal defaults file ($HOME/
.swdefaults), or an input file and uncomment them to affect your system behavior.
Option files use the 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: 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
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