pkgask(1M) System Administration Commands pkgask(1M)NAMEpkgask - stores answers to a request script
SYNOPSISpkgask [-d device] [-R root_path] -r response pkginst...
DESCRIPTIONpkgask 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 installa‐
tion since the file already contains all of the information the package
needs.
OPTIONS
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 informa‐
tion 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 direc‐
tory of files, can later be used as input to the
pkgadd(1M) command.
OPERANDS
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.
EXIT STATUS
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsu │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOpkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1),
installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M), removef(1M),
admin(4),attributes(5)
Application Packaging Developer's Guide
NOTES
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 associ‐
ated. 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 iden‐
tify 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.
SunOS 5.10 6 Apr 2005 pkgask(1M)
