inuumsg Command

Purpose

Displays specific error or diagnostic messages provided by a software product's installation procedures. This command is used by the installp command and the install scripts.

Syntax

inuumsg Number [ Argument1 ] [ , Argument2 ] [ , Argument3 ] [ , Argument4 ]

Description

The inuumsg command displays error or diagnostic messages for a software product's installation procedures. Rather than each procedure having its own text, messages are maintained in a central message catalog, /usr/lpp/msg/$LANG/inuumsg.cat. When you run the inuumsg command and specify the message Number, the error message is displayed. Up to four string arguments, Argument1 to Argument4, can be substituted into the message in the appropriate location.

Exit Status

Item Description
0 Indicates the message was found and displayed.
1 Indicates the message was not found and not displayed.

Security

Privilege Control: Only the root user can run this command.

Examples

To see error message number 3, enter:

inuumsg 3

Files

Item Description
/usr/lpp/msg/$LANG/inuumsg.cat The message catalog.

Related Information

The installp command.