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Chapter 4
Silent Installation
Silent i nstallation all ows you to use a file to predefine all the answers that you
would normally supply to the setup program interactively. This provides you with
the ability to script the installation of your Netscape Directory Servers (Directory
Servers).
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Using Silent Installation (page 41)
• Preparing Silent Installation Files (page 42)
• Installation Directives (page 46)
Using Silent Installation
To use silent installation, you call the setup program with the -s and -f
command-line options. That is, to use silent installation:
1. On UNIX machines, log in as root.
2. Create a new directory:
# mkdir ds
#cdds
3.
If you have not already done so, download the product binaries file to the
installation directory.
4. On UNIX, unpack the product binaries file using the following command:
# gunzip -dc filename.tar.gz | tar -xvof-
where filename corresponds to the product binaries that you want to unpack.