This procedure assumes that you have imported Sun's Root CA certificate. For more information, see How to Import a Trusted Certificate into the Package Keystore (pkgadm addcert).
For information about setting up a proxy server, see How to Set Up a Proxy Server (pkgadd).
Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Add a signed package.
# pkgadd -d /pathname/package-name |
The -d device-name option specifies the device from which the package is installed. The device can be a directory, tape, diskette, or removable disk. The device can also be a data stream created by the pkgtrans command.
The following example shows how to add a signed package that has already been downloaded.
# # pkgadd -d /tmp/signed_pppd The following packages are available: 1 SUNWpppd Solaris PPP Device Drivers (sparc) 11.10.0,REV=2003.05.08.12.24 Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: all Enter keystore password: ## Verifying signature for signer <User Cert 0> . . . |
The following example shows how to install a signed package using an HTTP URL as the device name. The URL must point to a stream-formatted package.
# pkgadd -d http://install/signed-video.pkg ## Downloading... ..............25%..............50%..............75%..............100% ## Download Complete . . . |