Describes the format of an installation defaults file.
admin is a generic name for an ASCII file that defines default installation actions by assigning values to installation parameters. For example, it allows administrators to define how to proceed when the package being installed already exists on the system.
/var/sadm/install/admin/default is the default admin file delivered with your system. The default file is not writable, so to assign values different from this file, create a new admin file. There are no naming restrictions for admin files. Name the file when installing a package with the -a flag of the pkgadd command. If the -a flag is not used, the default admin file is used.
Each entry in the admin file is a line that establishes the value of a parameter in the following form:
param=value
Eleven parameters can be defined in an admin file. A file is not required to assign values to all eleven parameters. If a value is not assigned, pkgadd asks the installer how to proceed.
The eleven parameters and their possible values are shown below except as
noted. They may be specified in any order. Any of these
parameters can be assigned the value ask, which means that, if the
situation occurs, the installer is notified and asked to supply instructions
at that time.
| basedir | Indicates the base directory where relocatable packages are to be installed. The value may contain $PKGINST to indicate a base directory that is to be a function of the package instance. |
| Defines a list of users to whom mail should be sent following installation of a package. If the list is empty or if the parameter is not present in the admin file, the default value of root is used. The ask value cannot be used with this parameter. | |
| runlevel | Indicates resolution if the run level (system state) is not correct for
the installation or removal of a package. Options are:
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| conflict | Specifies what to do if an installation expects to overwrite a previously
installed file, thus creating a conflict between packages. Options
are:
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| setuid | Checks for executables that have setuid or setgid bits enabled after
installation. Options are:
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| action | Determines if action scripts provided by package developers contain
possible security impact. Options are:
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| partial | Checks to see if a version of the package is already partially installed
on the system. Options are:
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| idepend | Controls resolution if other packages depend on the one to be
installed. Options are:
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| rdepend | Controls resolution if other packages depend on the one to be
removed. Options are:
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| space | Controls resolution if disk space requirements for package are not
met. Options are:
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The value ask cannot be defined in an admin file that is used for non-interactive installation (since by definition, there is no installer interaction). Doing so causes installation to fail when input is needed.
The pkgadd command.