Thanks once again to this list.... i asked same question in another list but
didn't get the answer...
the original question was:
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right now, am trying to add some packages, but am getting the error:
pkgadd: ERROR: unable to open admin file <default>
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and the answers are:
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from :Atmane Alouache <aatmane@yahoo.fr>
Normally, it should ask for an admin file, only if you
use pkgadd with the option -a
To correct this, you may do :
pkgadd -a /tmp/admin -d /path_to_packages packages
And /tmp/admin could contain :
mail=root
instance=overwrite
partial=nocheck
runlevel=nocheck
idepend=nocheck
rdepend=nocheck
space=ask
setuid=nocheck
conflict=nocheck
action=nocheck
basedir=default
With this your packages will be installed
automatically, you won't have to answer any questions.
Note: you may name or put the admin file wherever you
want, just give the path when you use -a
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David Foster <foster@dim.ucsd.edu> suggested that do a "man pkgadd" and see
what an admin file is and also check to see if it's there with correct
permission.
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from :David Robillard <drobilla@Matrox.COM>
use the -a option of pkgadd and specify a forged admin file.
you can do a 'man pkgadd' and locate the default admin file
for the pkg, which is /vad/sadm/install/admin. What you can also
do is use 'pkgadd -a none', which will force interaction with
the user (I guess this'll be you :). Here's an example admin file
that I use during JumpStart to enable interaction-free pkg installation.
#ident "@(#)default 1.4 92/12/23 SMI" /* SVr4.0 1.5.2.1 */
mail=
instance=unique
partial=nocheck
runlevel=nocheck
idepend=nocheck
rdepend=nocheck
space=nocheck
setuid=nocheck
conflict=nocheck
action=nocheck
basedir=default
thanks also to Terry Gardner <terminustech@mindspring.com>
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and as for the cause of my problem, i have moved the /var to /var1 and then
made a symbolic link from /export/home/var to /var as my /var is running out
of space ... thanks for all the information...
-Ana
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