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Preface

Introduction

System Administration Commands - Part 1

System Administration Commands - Part 2

luxadm(1M)

mail.local(1M)

makedbm(1M)

makemap(1M)

masfcnv(1M)

mdlogd(1M)

mdmonitord(1M)

mdnsd(1M)

medstat(1M)

metaclear(1M)

metadb(1M)

metadetach(1M)

metadevadm(1M)

metahs(1M)

metaimport(1M)

metainit(1M)

metaoffline(1M)

metaonline(1M)

metaparam(1M)

metarecover(1M)

metarename(1M)

metareplace(1M)

metaset(1M)

metassist(1M)

metastat(1M)

metasync(1M)

metattach(1M)

mib2mof(1M)

mibiisa(1M)

mkbootmedia(1M)

mkdevalloc(1M)

mkdevmaps(1M)

mkfifo(1M)

mkfile(1M)

mkfs(1M)

mkfs_pcfs(1M)

mkfs_udfs(1M)

mkfs_ufs(1M)

mknod(1M)

mkntfs(1M)

mkpwdict(1M)

modinfo(1M)

modload(1M)

modunload(1M)

mofcomp(1M)

mofreg(1M)

monacct(1M)

monitor(1M)

mount(1M)

mountall(1M)

mountd(1M)

mount_hsfs(1M)

mount_nfs(1M)

mount_pcfs(1M)

mount_smbfs(1M)

mount_tmpfs(1M)

mount_udfs(1M)

mount_ufs(1M)

mpathadm(1M)

mpstat(1M)

msgid(1M)

mvdir(1M)

named(1M)

named-checkconf(1M)

named-checkzone(1M)

named-compilezone(1M)

ncaconfd(1M)

ncheck(1M)

ncheck_ufs(1M)

ndd(1M)

ndmpadm(1M)

ndmpd(1M)

ndmpstat(1M)

netadm(1M)

netcfg(1M)

netcfgd(1M)

netservices(1M)

netstat(1M)

netstrategy(1M)

newaliases(1M)

newfs(1M)

newkey(1M)

nfs4cbd(1M)

nfsd(1M)

nfslogd(1M)

nfsmapid(1M)

nfsref(1M)

nfsstat(1M)

nscadm(1M)

nscd(1M)

nscfg(1M)

nsdb-list(1M)

nsdb-nces(1M)

nsdbparams(1M)

nsdb-resolve-fsn(1M)

nsdb-update-nci(1M)

nslookup(1M)

nsupdate(1M)

ntfscat(1M)

ntfsclone(1M)

ntfscluster(1M)

ntfscmp(1M)

ntfscp(1M)

ntfsfix(1M)

ntfsinfo(1M)

ntfslabel(1M)

ntfsls(1M)

ntfsprogs(1M)

ntfsresize(1M)

ntfsundelete(1M)

nulladm(1M)

nwamd(1M)

obpsym(1M)

oplhpd(1M)

pageout(1M)

parted(1M)

pbind(1M)

pcitool(1M)

pfedit(1M)

pginfo(1M)

pgstat(1M)

picld(1M)

ping(1M)

pkg2du(1M)

pkgadd(1M)

pkgadm(1M)

pkgask(1M)

pkgchk(1M)

pkgcond(1M)

pkg.depotd(1M)

pkgrm(1M)

pkg.sysrepo(1M)

plockstat(1M)

pntadm(1M)

polkit-is-privileged(1M)

pooladm(1M)

poolbind(1M)

poolcfg(1M)

poold(1M)

poolstat(1M)

ports(1M)

poweradm(1M)

poweroff(1M)

powertop(1M)

pppd(1M)

pppoec(1M)

pppoed(1M)

pppstats(1M)

praudit(1M)

prctmp(1M)

prdaily(1M)

projadd(1M)

projdel(1M)

projmod(1M)

prstat(1M)

prtacct(1M)

prtconf(1M)

prtdiag(1M)

prtdscp(1M)

prtfru(1M)

prtpicl(1M)

prtvtoc(1M)

psradm(1M)

psrinfo(1M)

psrset(1M)

pwck(1M)

pwconv(1M)

quot(1M)

quota(1M)

quotacheck(1M)

quotaoff(1M)

quotaon(1M)

rad(1M)

raidctl(1M)

ramdiskadm(1M)

rarpd(1M)

rcapadm(1M)

rcapd(1M)

rctladm(1M)

rdate(1M)

rdisc(1M)

reboot(1M)

rem_drv(1M)

remove_allocatable(1M)

removef(1M)

reparsed(1M)

repquota(1M)

restricted_shell(1M)

rexd(1M)

rexecd(1M)

rlogind(1M)

rmmount(1M)

rmt(1M)

rmvolmgr(1M)

rndc(1M)

rndc-confgen(1M)

roleadd(1M)

roledel(1M)

rolemod(1M)

root_archive(1M)

route(1M)

routeadm(1M)

routed(1M)

rpcbind(1M)

rpc.bootparamd(1M)

rpcinfo(1M)

rpc.mdcommd(1M)

rpc.metad(1M)

rpc.metamedd(1M)

rpc.metamhd(1M)

rpc.rexd(1M)

rpc.rstatd(1M)

rpc.rusersd(1M)

rpc.rwalld(1M)

rpc.smserverd(1M)

rpc.sprayd(1M)

rpc.yppasswdd(1M)

rpc.ypupdated(1M)

rquotad(1M)

rsh(1M)

rshd(1M)

rstatd(1M)

rtc(1M)

rtquery(1M)

runacct(1M)

rusersd(1M)

rwall(1M)

rwalld(1M)

rwhod(1M)

sa1(1M)

sa2(1M)

sadc(1M)

sar(1M)

sasinfo(1M)

savecore(1M)

sbdadm(1M)

sched(1M)

sckmd(1M)

scmadm(1M)

sconadm(1M)

sendmail(1M)

sftp-server(1M)

shadowd(1M)

shadowstat(1M)

share(1M)

shareall(1M)

sharectl(1M)

share_nfs(1M)

share_smb(1M)

showmount(1M)

shutacct(1M)

shutdown(1M)

slpd(1M)

smattrpop(1M)

smbadm(1M)

smbd(1M)

smbiod(1M)

smbiod-svc(1M)

smbios(1M)

smbstat(1M)

smrsh(1M)

smtp-notify(1M)

sndradm(1M)

sndrd(1M)

sndrsyncd(1M)

snmpdx(1M)

snmp-notify(1M)

snmpXwbemd(1M)

snoop(1M)

soconfig(1M)

soladdapp(1M)

soldelapp(1M)

solstice(1M)

sppptun(1M)

spray(1M)

sprayd(1M)

srptadm(1M)

sshd(1M)

ssh-keysign(1M)

startup(1M)

statd(1M)

stclient(1M)

stmfadm(1M)

stmsboot(1M)

strace(1M)

strclean(1M)

strerr(1M)

sttydefs(1M)

su(1M)

sulogin(1M)

suriadm(1M)

svadm(1M)

svcadm(1M)

svcbundle(1M)

svccfg(1M)

svc.configd(1M)

svc.ipfd(1M)

svc.startd(1M)

swap(1M)

sxadm(1M)

sync(1M)

syncinit(1M)

syncloop(1M)

syncstat(1M)

sysconfig(1M)

sysdef(1M)

syseventadm(1M)

syseventconfd(1M)

syseventd(1M)

syslogd(1M)

talkd(1M)

tapes(1M)

telnetd(1M)

tftpd(1M)

th_define(1M)

th_manage(1M)

tic(1M)

tncfg(1M)

tnchkdb(1M)

tnctl(1M)

tnd(1M)

tninfo(1M)

tpmadm(1M)

traceroute(1M)

trapstat(1M)

ttymon(1M)

tunefs(1M)

turnacct(1M)

txzonemgr(1M)

tzreload(1M)

tzselect(1M)

uadmin(1M)

ucodeadm(1M)

ufsdump(1M)

ufsrestore(1M)

umount(1M)

umountall(1M)

System Administration Commands - Part 3

removef

- remove a file from software database

Synopsis

removef [ [-M] -R root_path] [-V fs_file] pkginst path...
removef [ [-M] -R root_path] [-V fs_file] -f pkginst

Description

removef informs the system that the user, or software, intends to remove a pathname. Output from removef is the list of input pathnames that may be safely removed (no other packages have a dependency on them).

Options

The following options are supported:

-f

After all files have been processed, removef should be invoked with the -f option to indicate that the removal phase is complete.

-M

Instruct removef not to use the $root_path/etc/vfstab file for determining the client's mount points. This option assumes the mount points are correct on the server and it behaves consistently with Solaris 2.5 and earlier releases.

-R root_path

Define the full path name of a directory to use as the root_path. All files, including package system information files, are relocated to a directory tree starting in the specified root_path. The root_path may be specified when installing to a client from a server (for example, /export/root/client1).

removef inherits the value of the PKG_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable. (See ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, below.) If PKG_INSTALL_ROOT is set, such as when the -R option is used with pkgadd(1M) or pkgrm(1M)


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).


-V fs_file

Specify an alternative fs_file to map the client's file systems. For example, used in situations where the $root_path/etc/vfstab file is non-existent or unreliable.

Operands

The following operands are supported:

path

The pathname to be removed.

pkginst

The package instance from which the pathname is being removed.

Examples

Example 1 Using removef

The following example uses the removef command in an optional pre-install script:

echo "The following files are no longer part of this package
      and are being removed."
removef $PKGINST /myapp/file1 /myapp/file2 |
while read pathname
do
     echo "$pathname"
     rm -f $pathname
done
removef -f $PKGINST || exit 2

Environment Variables

removef inherits the value of the following environment variable. This variable is set when pkgadd(1M) or pkgrm(1M)

PKG_INSTALL_ROOT

If present, defines the full path name of a directory to use as the system's PKG_INSTALL_ROOT path. All product and package information files are then looked for in the directory tree, starting with the specified PKG_INSTALL_ROOT path. If not present, the default system path of / is used.

Exit Status

0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability
system/core-os

See Also

pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M), attributes(5), largefile(5)

Application Packaging Developer’s Guide

Notes

Package commands are largefile(5)-aware. They handle files larger than 2 GB in the same way they handle smaller files. In their current implementations, pkgadd(1M), pkgtrans(1) and other package commands can process a datastream of up to 4 GB.