silent install with swinstall

[Bill Hassell]

> it only remove some file ,not all file

This is part of the depot package. A well written package will remove all the necessary files -- but config files and custom files (typically in /var/opt or similar temp directories) are usually not part of the package.

[Dennis Handly]

>Anoop: Any directory you created will not automatically be removed. You'll have to remove it.

Right. This can be done in a postremove control script.

[alert0919]

Right. This can be done in a postremove control script.

I write a script add to postremove

scripts content is
each "test"

but it can't work when I use swremove
does i have something to do that it can work
thanks

[Dennis Handly]

>I write a script add to postremove. scripts content is: each "test"

How is that a valid script?

>but it can't work when I use swremove

Does your script get executed?
The script should look something like this:
#!/sbin/sh
# Lots of comments ... :-)
exitval=0 # Anticipate success : 1 = failure 2 = warning

UTILS="/usr/lbin/sw/control_utils"
if [ ! -f $UTILS ]; then
echo "ERROR: Can't find $UTILS"
exit 1
fi

. $UTILS

#================================================
rm -rf ${SW_ROOT_DIRECTORY}your-directory 2> /dev/null
exit $exitval

[alert0919]

Do i write any control script in swremove
or just write postremove /fullpath/xxx.sh
in my psf file

if I excute swremove command ,the postremove can work autmatically,or it need write something in my psf file to trigger xxx.sh

thanks

[Dennis Handly]

>Do I write any control script in swremove
or just write postremove /fullpath/xxx.sh
in my psf file

The latter. Check the documentation.
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-5875/ch10s03.html

>if I execute swremove command, the postremove can work automatically, or it need write something in my psf file to trigger xxx.sh

You need to name the file postremove and package it in your PSF.

[alert0919]

my rough psf like this

# vi my.psf
distribution
layout_version 1.0

#Vendor info:
vendor
tag My_Vendor
title My_Vendor_Title
end

#Product definition: --this is what shows up with swlist
product
tag MY_PRODUCT
title My_custom_product
revision 1.0 #(or whatever it is)
fileset
tag fileset1
title My fileset
directory /source_dir/dir1=/destination_dir

# Control scripts:
postremove /my_script

#list all of the files that you wish to put in the bundle.
file filename1
file filename2

#set file permissions if desired
file -m 644 -o root -g users filename1
file -m 644 -o root -g users filename2
end #end fileset definitions
end #end product definition

in control script
# vi /my_script
echo â running my_script for postinstall scriptâ

but it don't run this script

any place that i need to add in my psf file that my postremove script work

thanks

[Dennis Handly]

>any place that I need to add in my psf file that my postremove script work

You seem to have it right. But instead of an echo, you should echo to a logfile so you can look at it.

Does "swlist -l fileset -v -s $PWD/depot" show you your postremove script?

Also see how to check postremove:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-5875/ch11.html
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-5875/ch11s09.html#v2215809

>file -m 644

In general, these files should be read only, 444.

[alert0919]

You need to add \* or the product to the end:
swinstall -s with-fullpath \*

what is the \* means

thanks

[Anoop P_2]

\* means all products available in the depot.

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