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where:
v qualifier_name is an optional attribute for the prerequisite property that IBM
v qualifier_value is the value for the optional attribute.
v property_value is the value for the prerequisite property and it can be a string or
Each qualifier and its value must be delimited by a : colon. You can have multiple
qualifiers, each separated by a comma. The set of qualifiers must be enclosed by []
square brackets.
Table 5 outlines the predefined qualifiers for different categories of prerequisite
properties. Some prerequisite properties also use predefined subtypes to further
categorize a prerequisite property.
Important: You cannot use the predefined qualifiers with other predefined
prerequisite properties.
Table 5. Predefined qualifiers
Prerequisite property Platform Description
Operating system category with predefined subtype
os.dir.dir_name UNIX
Prerequisite Scanner uses to qualify the prerequisite property or type of check to
perform on the prerequisite property.
The value for the qualifier can also be a name value pair to support multiple
valid values depending upon user type. For example, different paths for the
home directory depending up whether it is a root or non-root user.
integer.
Checks the dir_name file system based
on the following qualification attributes:
v dir attribute, to determine which file
system to check
v type attribute, to determine which
attribute of the file system to check,
for example, the <octal_digits> octal
digit representation for the access
permissions to that file system
<dir_name> can represent for example:
v tmp
v home
Valid qualifiers and values
String with the following qualifier
format:
[dir:dir_name,
type:permission]
octal_digits+
For example, to check whether the
home directory has drwxr-xr-x
permissions:
os.dir.home=[dir:/home,
type:permission]755+
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