Directories not removed after package installation.

[Srimalik]

For one of our packages the directories belonging to that package are not removed from the filesystem when the package is removed. All the files are removed.
there are not error reported by SD.

What may be wrong?

Thanks
Sri

[Srimalik]

Please read the subject as: Directories not removed after package un-installation

[Dennis Handly]

swremove never removes the directories, just the files. The directories could be shared.

You'll need to write a postremove control script to do this.

[Srimalik]

Dennis, We already have a postremove script. And we are removing the base dir.

Is is correct?

I was under an impression that SD removes all the dirs which were created during installation.

-Sri

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

>I was under an impression that SD removes all the dirs which were created during installation.

No, I don't think it does. The following says it removes "files" but doesn't explicitly point out that excludes directories. A lawyer could make a point it is working correctly. :-)
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-2146/ch03s03.html

>we are removing the base dir.

If you did, it wouldn't be there. :-)
You would need to use "rm -rf base-dir", if there are subdirs.

[Srimalik]

we are already using "rm -rf basedir" and it is removing the directory.

Because I had some free time today, I removed the rm command from postinstall just to try and found that SD is not removing directories, And created this topic beacuse I thought it was wrong behavior. :-)

Now I know that the "rm -rf " in postinstall is not void.

[Srimalik]

Queries resolved.
Closing thread.