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swmtool(1M)

NAME

swmtool − install, upgrade, and remove software packages

SYNOPSIS

swmtool [ −d directory]

DESCRIPTION

The swmtool command invokes the admintool(1M) application, which is preselected to add or remove software. Using the swmtool command, you can add software from a product CD or hard disk to an installed system, or you can remove software from an installed system. 

Once logged in, you may run swmtool to examine the packages on your local system. 

Membership in the sysadmin group (gid 14) is used to restrict access to administrative tasks. Members of the sysadmin group can use swmtool to add or remove software packages. Non-members have read-only permissions (where applicable). 

Help is available by using the Help button. 

OPTIONS

−d directory

Specify the directory containing the software to be installed. 

EXAMPLES

The following example starts the admintool() application and tells it to look for software packages in the local directory /cdrom/cdrom0/s0 (the default directory for a CD when running Volume Manager). 

example% /usr/sbin/swmtool −d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWadmap

SEE ALSO

admintool(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgrm(1M), attributes(5)

Solaris Advanced User’s Guide

SunOS 5.6  —  Last change: 30 Jan 1996

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