Installing HP-UX 11.0 and Updating HP-UX 10.x to 11.0 HP 9000 Computers Edition 1

256 Appendix C

Ignite-UX System Administration

Section 5: Post Install Scripts

Any number of tasks may be performed on the target system after the

OS is installed by providing a script to be run on the target system. This

section touches on some common examples, but scripts can easily be

written to mount additional disk drives, add additional software, modify

conﬁgurations based on system use, etc.

There are a number of points in the install process in which you can force

scripts or commands to be run. Check the instl_adm(4) man page under

the “Command and Script Execution Hooks” section for speciﬁcs. One

point to note is that the post_conﬁg_script will run after all software has

been loaded and the system has been booted with its ﬁnal kernel, but

BEFORE any of the normal /etc/rc startup scripts have been run. Basic

networking is enabled in this environment.

1. Procedure for adding a post-installation

script

Step 1: Create a script.

Create a script to perform the desired task. When Ignite-UX runs this

script as a post-conﬁguration, it will be run on the target system.

Step 2: Add the script to your conﬁguration ﬁle.

Ignite-UX post-conﬁguration scripts are deﬁned using the

“post_conﬁg_script” variable. For example, you can place the following

line into your core_700_archive_cfg conﬁg ﬁle:

post_config_script += \

“/var/opt/ignite/scripts/install_default_printer”

The above will deﬁne the “install_default_printer” script to be run as a

post installation process on the target system. Note, the line should

stand alone, placed OUTSIDE of any clause (i.e. a sw_sel clause). By

default, the script will always be run on the targets. You can change the

behavior using the ignite user-interface in the “advanced” tab.

If you want to make a script available under all conﬁgurations, you can

add it to the /var/opt/ignite/INDEX ﬁle. Add the following to the end of

this ﬁle:

scripts { “/var/opt/ignite/scripts/install_default_printer” }