It then asked which package I wanted to install (and that all three is the default. Interesting, last year when we hammered out this process, I installed them from the CDROM and I don't recall having to do it this way.
I have sucessfully installed GNUtar using pkgadd but with some questions:
When I tried to install with pkgadd -d GNUtar (which is the directory of the package) - I received the error "pkgadd: command not found"
Then I tried the same but with pkgadd -d. GNUtar and it installed fine. (found... (4 Replies)
Hello.. I'm making a pkg file that inserts a few files into an existing directory structure.
I'm having some trouble in that the package will insert the directories I need.. but will fail to put the files I want into those directories.
What I'm getting is this:
ERROR: attribute... (2 Replies)
is there an option in pkgadd to accept the default option?
I want to use pkgadd in a script and do not want to stop at intercative questions.
thx. (6 Replies)
I have a server running solaris 8 with veritas 4.1. I am trying to install a package on the server. The package install fails miserably though. I have installed the very same package on other development servers, but for some reason, the install fails on this, soon to be prod, server. No idea... (3 Replies)
I'm trying to install a package and it worked on most of the sun boxes and one of the box is just freezing and not going further. Her is the output.
pkgadd -d packagename.dstream
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) :
Processing... (1 Reply)
Hi there, I need to install the Sun explorer package on hundreds of boxes and am writing a script to install it ..However, When you run
pkgadd -d SUNWexplo
It is interactive .....well i say interactive ...it gives you two questions both of which I answer a simple yes to.
So i tried
... (9 Replies)
Hi all.
Is there an option to #pkgadd to test if package bundle you want to install requires a reboot?
#pkgadd -d "package bundle" an option like test or a dry run?
Suggestions, anyone? :confused:
Reloader (2 Replies)
Hi,
Please could someone help me, understand how pkgadd works within unix.
I have a software file, and I need to package this up and then pkgadd this to another server. Please could some advise me the best way to do this.
regards
venhart (2 Replies)
Hi,
when I install a package using pkgadd, it correctly installs the binary files with the user name that I want.
However it also changes the permissions of /etc/rc2.d. I don't want this to happen. I want to retain original owner of /etc/rc2.d as it is.
I could see that before installing,... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: funwithdolphin
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX
pkgask
pkgask(1M)pkgask(1M)NAME
pkgask - stores answers to a request script
SYNOPSIS
pkgask [-d device] [-R root_path] -r response pkginst...
pkgask allows the administrator to store answers to an interactive package (one with a request script, that is, a user-created file that
must be named request). Invoking this command generates a response file that is then used as input at installation time. The use of this
response file prevents any interaction from occurring during installation since the file already contains all of the information the pack-
age needs.
The following options are supported
-d device Run the request script for a package on device. device can be a directory pathname or the identifiers for tape, floppy disk
or removable disk (for example, /var/tmp, /dev/diskette, and /dev/dsk/c1d0s0). The default device is the installation spool
directory.
-R root_path Define the full path name of a directory to use as the root_path. All files, including package system information files,
are relocated to a directory tree starting in the specified root_path.
Note - The root file system of any non-global zones must not be referenced with the -R option. Doing so might damage the
global zone's file system, might compromise the security of the global zone, and might damage the non-global zone's
file system. See zones(5).
-r response Identify a file or directory which should be created to contain the responses to interaction with the package. The name
must be a full pathname. The file, or directory of files, can later be used as input to the pkgadd(1M) command.
The following operands are supported:
pkginst Specify the package instance, or list of instances for which request scripts will be created. The token all may be used to
refer to all packages available on the source medium.
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M), removef(1M),
admin(4),attributes(5)
The -r option can be used to indicate a directory name as well as a filename. The directory name is used to create numerous response files,
each sharing the name of the package with which it should be associated. This would be used, for example, when you will be adding multiple
interactive packages with one invocation of pkgadd(1M). Each package would need a response file. To create multiple response files with the
same name as the package instance, name the directory in which the files should be created and supply multiple instance names with the
pkgask command. When installing the packages, you will be able to identify this directory to the pkgadd(1M) command.
If the default admin file is too restrictive, the administration file may need to be modified to allow for total non-interaction during a
package installation. Seeadmin(4) for details.
6 Apr 2005 pkgask(1M)