admin(4)

Description

/var/sadm/install/admin/default is the default admin file delivered with your system. The default file is not writable, so to assign values different from this file, create a new admin file. There are no naming restrictions for admin files. Name the file when installing a package with the -a option of pkgadd(1M). If the -a option is not used, the default admin file is used.

Each entry in the admin file is a line that establishes the value of a parameter in the following form:

   param=value

The eleven parameters and their possible values are shown below except as noted. They may be specified in any order. Any of these parameters can be assigned the value ask, which means that, if the situation occurs, the installer is notified and asked to supply instructions at that time.

basedir

Indicates the base directory where relocatable packages are to be installed. The value may contain $PKGINST to indicate a base directory that is to be a function of the package instance.

mail

Defines a list of users to whom mail should be sent following installation of a package. If the list is empty or if the parameter is not present in the admin file, the default value of root is used. The ask value cannot be used with this parameter.

runlevel

Indicates resolution if the run level (system state) is not correct for the installation or removal of a package. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check for run level (system state).

quit

Abort installation if run level (system state) is not met.

conflict

Specifies what to do if an installation expects to overwrite a previously installed file, thus creating a conflict between packages. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check for conflict; files in conflict will be overwritten.

quit

Abort installation if conflict is detected.

nochange

Override installation of conflicting files; they will not be installed.

setuid

Checks for executables which will have setuid or setgid bits enabled after installation. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check for setuid executables.

quit

Abort installation if setuid processes are detected.

nochange

Override installation of setuid processes; processes will be installed without setuid bits enabled.

action

Determines if action scripts provided by package developers contain possible security impact. Options are:

nocheck

Ignore security impact of action scripts.

quit

Abort installation if action scripts may have a negative security impact.

partial

Checks to see if a version of the package is already partially installed on the system. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check for a partially installed package.

quit

Abort installation if a partially installed package exists.

idepend

Controls resolution if other packages depend on the one to be installed. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check package dependencies.

quit

Abort installation if package dependencies are not met.

rdepend

Controls resolution if other packages depend on the one to be removed. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check package dependencies.

quit

Abort removal if package dependencies are not met.

space

Controls resolution if disk space requirements for package are not met. Options are:

nocheck

Do not check space requirements (installation fails if it runs out of space).

quit

Abort installation if space requirements are not met.

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