Problem with request script in swask OR swinstall

[Nagendar]

Hi,

To start with, I have a simple request script, which reads a variabe from user. Just to add, my depot is in defaulr dir i.e, /var/spool/sw.

I am getting the following error.


# rw-rw-rw- 106/20 339 Nov 27 19:15 2002 icons/world2.png
bash: rw-rw-rw-: command not found
# swask -s /var/spool/sw \*

======= 12/18/02 14:38:24 MST BEGIN swask SESSION (non-interactive)

* Session started for user "root@lothar".

* Beginning Selection
* Target connection succeeded for "lothar:/".
* Source connection succeeded for "lothar:/var/spool/sw".
* Software bin has a "request" script. It will be executed and
corresponding "response" file will be generated.

Inside request script ... ... ...
Please enter the name
test
* Ask task succeeded.

ERROR: File "/var/tmp/BAAa24520/catalog/IFS/bin/response": No such
file or directory (2). Cannot copy it to file
"/var/spool/sw/catalog/IFS/bin/response".

======= 12/18/02 14:38:27 MST END swask SESSION (non-interactive)


Please help!

With best regards,
Nagendar

[T G Manikandan]

check this


#swask -s
-x ask=as_needed \*

as the command can create a response file for you.


Thanks

[Nagendar]

Hi Mani,

The default ask option for swask is true. So, the suggested change will not have any effect. Though I tried it, same error is encountered.

Any other suggetions? Something silly happening I guess.

Any help is highly appreciated, as I am really clueless.

Thanks,
Nagendar

[Nagendar]

Hi friends,

Do anyone have any idea what could be wrong, the way I am using swask? Expecting suggetions.

Thanks,
Nagendar

[Vincent Stedema]

Hi,

Try adding the logdetail=true and loglevel=2 options to the command. Maybe this will provide more info on why it's not working.

Regards,

Vincent

[Mateja Bezjak · Accepted solution]

Hi Nagendar,

swask probably doesn't succeed because the response file wasn't created. Could you please post the request file.
Here is an example of a simple request script that just asks your name and creates the response file:

echo "Please enter your name:"
read name
echo $name > ${SW_CONTROL_DIRECTORY}response

Regards,
Mateja

[Mateja Bezjak]

Hi Nagendar,

Here is a link to the Software Distributor's Administartion Guide. I think this might help you with the control scripts:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90754/B2355-90754.html

Have a look at chapter "Using Control Scripts"

Regards,
Mateja

[Nagendar]

Hi Mateja,

Thanks a lot. It really solved my problem.
Actually, I was thinking that response file gets generated by SW. But, I realized we need to write to it explicitly. That solves the problem!

Just a additional query I have:
When I run the same script through swinstall by ask option,

I get this error:

Please enter the name
test
* Ask task succeeded.

* Source: /var/spool/sw
* Targets: lothar:/home/isswork/nags
* Software selections:
IFS.bin
IFS.library
* Selection succeeded.


* Beginning Analysis
* Session selections have been saved in the file
"/var/adm/sw/sessions/swinstall.last".
ERROR: Could not access remote file "GLOBAL_INDEX" in software item
"". The file could not be found on the remote system.
ERROR: There is currently no installed software on host "lothar" at
location "/home/isswork/nags". (Note that you need to use
"swcopy" to manage depot software).
* Analysis had errors.
-----------------------------------------------


Any idea? But, it's not hard and fast. I can manage through swask too. But, just to know whats wrong.

Thnaks,
Nagendar

[Mateja Bezjak]

Hi Nagendar,

I am glad your problem is solved.
As for the "GLOBAL_INDEX" error. You get it because you are installing to an alternate root. swinstall is looking for the INDEX file in /home/isswork/nags/var/adm/sw/products/INDEX. But INDEX there doesn't exist. You could run the same command without "-x ask=true" first to install the product (this will create an INDEX file at the above mentioned location) and then rerun swinstall:
swinstall -x reinstall=true -x ask=true IFS @ /home/isswork/nags

I hope this helps. Regards,
Mateja

[Mateja Bezjak]

Hi Nagendar,

This is weird, because I have no problem reinstalling the product. swinstall asks for response. Have you included "-x ask=true" in the command line?
btw, I am using the sample request script I posted earlier.

Mateja