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.TH PKGASK 8 "Apr 6, 2005"
.SH NAME
pkgask \- stores answers to a request script
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBpkgask\fR [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fR] [\fB-R\fR \fIroot_path\fR] \fB-r\fR \fIresponse\fR \fIpkginst\fR...
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBpkgask\fR allows the administrator to store answers to an interactive
package (one with a \fBrequest\fR script, that is, a user-created file that
must be named \fBrequest\fR). Invoking this command generates a response file
that is then used as input at installation time. The use of this response file
prevents any interaction from occurring during installation since the file
already contains all of the information the package needs.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.LP
The following options are supported
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-d\fR\fI device\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
Run the request script for a package on \fIdevice\fR. \fIdevice\fR can be a
directory pathname or the identifiers for tape, floppy disk or removable disk
(for example, \fB/var/tmp\fR, \fB/dev/diskette\fR, and \fB/dev/dsk/c1d0s0\fR).
The default device is the installation spool directory.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-R\fR\fI root_path\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
Define the full path name of a directory to use as the \fIroot_path\fR. All
files, including package system information files, are relocated to a directory
tree starting in the specified \fIroot_path\fR.
.LP
Note -
.sp
.RS 2
The root file system of any non-global zones must not be referenced with the
\fB-R\fR option. Doing so might damage the global zone's file system, might
compromise the security of the global zone, and might damage the non-global
zone's file system. See \fBzones\fR(7).
.RE
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-r\fR\fI response\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
Identify a file or directory which should be created to contain the responses
to interaction with the package. The name must be a full pathname. The file, or
directory of files, can later be used as input to the \fBpkgadd\fR(8) command.
.RE

.SH OPERANDS
.sp
.LP
The following operands are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIpkginst\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 11n
Specify the package instance, or list of instances for which \fBrequest\fR
scripts will be created. The token \fBall\fR may be used to refer to all
packages available on the source medium.
.RE

.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB>0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
An error occurred.
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR pkginfo (1),
.BR pkgmk (1),
.BR pkgparam (1),
.BR pkgproto (1),
.BR pkgtrans (1),
.BR admin (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR installf (8),
.BR pkgadd (8),
.BR pkgchk (8),
.BR pkgrm (8),
.BR removef (8)
.sp
.LP
\fI\fR
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The \fB-r\fR option can be used to indicate a directory name as well as a
filename. The directory name is used to create numerous response files, each
sharing the name of the package with which it should be associated. This would
be used, for example, when you will be adding multiple interactive packages
with one invocation of \fBpkgadd\fR(8). Each package would need a response
file. To create multiple response files with the same name as the package
instance, name the directory in which the files should be created and supply
multiple instance names with the \fBpkgask\fR command. When installing the
packages, you will be able to identify this directory to the \fBpkgadd\fR(8)
command.
.sp
.LP
If the default \fBadmin\fR file is too restrictive, the administration file may
need to be modified to allow for total non-interaction during a package
installation. See \fBadmin\fR(5) for details.