topic Re: swinstall mount option in Operating System - HP-UX

swinstall mount option

Bosco Tsang — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:01:12 GMT

I am using a mounted directory (actually mapped to an XP512) as the depot directory. Since then, I have problem when I use swinstall to install software out of that directory. It always generate error for mounting the filesystems. I have to go into option to disable the mount option before I can do so. I am wonder ...if it is okay for me to turn off this option for good? If so, how to put in the default value so I don't need to type it in everytime? Or, is there any better way around this?

Thanks,
Bosco.

Re: swinstall mount option

Marco Santerre — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:06:24 GMT

CHanging the mount option usually is not a problem unless the mount problem happens to be on one of the directory where you are installing softwares.

Your problem is generated by your /etc/fstab. Basically, it is telling that it cannot mount all the filesystems defined in your /etc/fstab. You should take a look at your fstab to make sure only what you need is in there.

Then once that is fixed, you shouldn't have a problem with your mount option in swinstall

Re: swinstall mount option

John Palmer — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:07:09 GMT

I can't see any problem in disabling the mount_all_filesystems check if it's causing you problems.

You can do so in /var/adm/sw/defaults (system-wide) or $HOME/.swdefaults (user specific). See man swinstall for full details.

Regards,
John

Re: swinstall mount option

sebastien_3 — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:07:37 GMT

I bosco

If you get a failure message it's probabily due to the fact you have an FS in your /etc/fstab that is actually umountable.
check for the sanity of this file.

you can always perform swinstallation this -x mount_filesystems=false. check man swinstall.

Re: swinstall mount option

Rita C Workman — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:07:38 GMT

First, did you register this new depot
swacl -l depot

Just to get you started,
Rita

Re: swinstall mount option

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:08:43 GMT

Hi:

If you wish to change this option, globally, do so in '/var/adm/sw/defaults'.

To do this only for a user, edit: '$HOME/.sw/defaults'

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: swinstall mount option

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:11:55 GMT

Hi Bosco,

It is better not to disable this option. You want to make sure that all of your file systems are mounted so that the software won't get installed into root's file system. I would suggest to fix the problem instead of turning this option off. Comment/remove out the file system that is not mounted from /etc/fstab.

-Sri

Re: swinstall mount option

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:33:33 GMT

Hi (again) Bosco:

There should be no problem setting 'mount_all_filesystems=false'. The man pages for 'swinstall' note that 'mount_all_filesystems' option is merely "a policy helps to ensure that files are not loaded into a directory that may be below a future mountpoint."

Regards!

...JRF...