The following parameters describe how Solaris packages are installed on Solaris machines. When you install the Sun Update Connection – Enterprise Agent on a Solaris machine, the path name of the Solaris admin file is /opt/local/uce/agent/config_files/admin. This file holds the answers for package deployment. You can change these parameters in the Preferences -> Host -> PKGs window, to change the parameters individually for a specific host, or you can point Sun Update Connection – Enterprise to your own customized Solaris admin file.
Mail address. Specifies the address to which notification emails are sent when PKGs are installed.
Package install basedir. Specifies the base directory where relocatable packages are to be installed.
Partial. Specifies one of the following if a package is partially installed on this managed host.
nocheck. Do not check for partially installed packages.
quit. Do not install the package if it is already partially installed.
RunLevel. Specifies one of the following if the system status is not correct for the installation or uninstallation of a package.
nocheck. Do not check the run level.
quit. Do not install or uninstall if run level requirement is not met.
Install depend. Specifies one of the following if other packages depend on the one being installed.
nocheck. Do not check for dependencies.
quit. Do not install a package if its dependencies are not met.
Remove depend. Specifies one of the following if other packages depend on the one that you want to uninstall.
nocheck. Do not check for dependencies.
quit. Do not uninstall a package that is needed by others.
Check space. Specifies one of the following if the disk space of this managed host does not meet the installation requirements of the package.
Setuid flags. Specifies one of the following if a package should enable the setuid flag or the setgid flag after installation. These flags are used in Solaris programming for security.
nocheck. Do not check for the setuid executable or the setgid executable.
quit. Do not install the package if it will turn on these flags.
nochange. Install the package but override the flags.
Check conflicts. Specify one of the following if the installation of a package will overwrite a file that is provided by another package that has been installed and will create a conflict between files.
nocheck. Do not check for conflicts and force the installation.
quit. Do not install the package if file conflicts are detected.
nochange. Install the package but do not install the conflicting files.
Action scripts. Specify one of the following if the installation of a package provides an action script that contains possible security impacts.
nocheck. Do not check for security impact of action scripts.
quit. Do not install the package if its action scripts could negatively impact security.
Custom Admin file full path name. Specify the path name of a customized Solaris admin file. If no path is specified, use the default.