Creating Silent Installation Files - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 Installation Manual

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Creating Silent Installation Files

The best way to create a file for use with silent installation is to use the
program to interactively create a server instance of the type that you want to
duplicate.
To do this, run
setup
file:
/usr/netscape/servers/setup/install.inf
This file contains all the directives that you would use with silent installation to
create the server instance. You can then use this file to create other server instances
of that type.
You will have to make some modifications to this file before you use it. Specifically,
ensure that you:
• Set the
FullMachineName
machine on which Directory Server will be installed, if it's not to be the local
machine. In most circumstances, it is best not to use this directive because
FullMachineName
custom installation to generate your initial server instance, then this directive
will appear in the
• Set the
ServerIpAddress
same usage rules apply for
Specifically, try to not include
unless you absolutely have to (as may be necessary for multi-homed systems).
• Verify the installation path on the
name of the file-system directory where you install files does not contain any
space characters.
• If you are installing more than one Directory Server on the same host, make
sure the
ServerIdentifier
instance.
• The
SuiteSpotUserID
and group a server will run under when installed on a UNIX system.
with the flag. The
-k
directive to a value that is appropriate for the
will then default to the local host name. However, if you use
file.
install.inf
directive appropriate for the local machine. The
ServerIpAddress
ServerIpAddress
ServerRoot
directive contains a unique value for each server
and
SuitespotGroup
Preparing Silent Installation Files
program will create the following
setup
as for
FullMachineName
in your
install.inf
directive. Also, ensure that the
directives determine what user
Chapter 4
setup
.
file
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