Nov 11, 2015 aside from suggesting that perhaps the r vartmprsp should come earlier in the command line, im afraid i have little else to help you. This file supplies the interaction responses that would be requested by the package in interactive mode. I am writing a shell script for removing and adding system v pkgs in aix and solaris servers using pkgrm and pkgadd commands, the problem while using this pkgadd or pkgrm its interactive, ie2e there will be interactive questions like do u want to install this pkg. From man pages, n installation occurs in non interactive mode. The package tools allow you to install and remove software easily without having to worry about ghost files left on the system or misconfigured or partly installed software. For installation over a network, use pkginstall 1m.
The following example shows how to use pkgadd to install the sunwaudio package from a mounted solaris 8 software 1 of 2 cd. If you want to install and replicate the same software and con. The primary reason for shipping a patch containing sparse packages to existing users of the software package is to save space on the delivery medium such as a floppy disk. In this situation, each package would need a response file. Gnu enscript converts ascii files to postscript gsed. Before you start the installation procedure, make sure that you complete the necessary steps that are outlined in preparing the system on solaris if you install a copy of ibm mq server for solaris by using electronic software download, obtained from passport advantage, you need to decompress the tar. Noninteractive mode can be requested with the n flag. Solaris live upgrade alternate boot environment compliance. Then use the command below for your non interactive install. Identify a file or directory which contains output from a previous pkgask1m session.
Procedure to upgradeinstall tsm client on sun solaris. Avoiding user interaction when adding packages pkgadd. Avoiding user interaction when adding packages pkgadd oracle. A package is a collection of related files and executables that can be independently installed. Ips also enables users to create their own software packages, create and manage package repositories, and copy and mirror existing package repositories. To install these older packages released prior to solaris 2. Procedure to installupgrade tsm client on sun solaristo upgrade from an earlier version of the tsm client for solaris you should first remove the. Use the following command syntax pkgrm packagename. This file has been identified as a program that is undesirable to have running on your computer. If you create response files with the same name as the package for example, package1 and package2 then, after the r flag, name the directory in which these files reside. Inorder to make the pkgadd non interactive i tried couple of things but both failed.
Dec 04, 2019 sudo zypper non interactive install autoconf gcc glibc libmcryptdevel make libopenssldevel wget gettext gettextruntime automake netsnmp perlnetsnmp opensuse leap 42. Options n installation occurs in non interactive mode. When using solaris live upgrade and creating a new boot environment, avoid problems by following these guidelines. Adding and removing packages with pkgadd and pkgrm. Each package that had a request script would need a response file. Used without the d option, pkgadd looks in the default spool directory for the package varspoolpkg. Nagios plugins installing nagios plugins from source.
The gnu non interactive text streamoriented editor sed gtar. To test a package to ensure that it will install with no user interaction, a new administration file can be set up with the pkgadd command a. A software patch comprises a sparse software package that is designed to overwrite certain files that exist in an original software package. Minimal installation of solaris 10 with sun studio the it. Non interactive mode can be requested with the n option.
These packages require user interaction throughout the installation and not just. When no arguments are supplied it picks up each c program from the. Jun 18, 2010 packages on solaris allow easy installation and extraction of software. I havent tried this, but the pkgadd s option claims to unpack packages to varspoolpkg, and pkgadd without d looks for packages in that directory. These packages require user interaction throughout the installa tion and not just at. The default state for the command is in interactive mode, meaning that prompt messages are given during processing to allow the administrator to confirm the actions being taken. Inorder to make the pkgadd noninteractive i tried couple of things but both failed. Used without the d device source specifier, pkgadd looks in the default spool directory varspoolpkg for the package. Installing a package or set in non interactive mode pkgadd.
Im trying to do a pkgadd on solaris with non interactive. If the pkgadd command doesnt find an administration file in the current. All the parts of a package are maintained in a table of contents. Your package procedure scripts must be independent of the current active operating environment. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. I need a little help in trying to do a forced automated install, meaning i want to force the install regardless. While reading the man page, i found out that i can disable interaction by using admin file. Online manual pages for depend, installf, pkgadd, pkgask, pkgchk, pkginfo, pkginfo file format, pkgmap, pkgmk, pkgparam, pkgproto, pkgrm. The preserveconf class action script for csw packages common. Booting a system that does not implement grub tasks 17. From man pages, n installation occurs in noninteractive mode.
Solaris hp proliant server installation oracle pradhap s. If run in interactive mode, pkgadd will ask for confirmation before overwriting existing files, so it is principally possible to use these tools in addition to another packaging system. It seems that things do not work as documented not that i could be sure the documentation applied to your version of solaris in the first place. Oct 19, 20 pkgadd transfers the contents of a software package from the distribution medium or directory to install it onto the system. This would be used, for example, when adding multiple interactive packages with one invocation of pkgadd. The pkgadd command transfers the contents of a software package from the distribution medium or directory to the system. Preventing user interaction when installing and upgrading solaris. If you create response files with the same name as the package for example, package1 and package2 then, after the r option, name the directory in which these files reside. Automate script using pkgrmpkgadd commands this is my first post so hello to all of you. Installing a package or set in noninteractive mode pkgadd. Yn, is there anyway to store this yn questions and pass it to this. Specifies that installation runs in non interactive mode. If you create response files with the same name as the package for example, pkinst1 and pkinst2, then name the directory in which these files reside after the r. Libraries dependencies 0 the following tables display the sub list of packages, from the reverse dependencies, that depends on the libs provided by sshpass.