H6. Dr.Web Server Installer for UNIX System-Based OS

The start instruction format

<package_name>.run [<switches>] [--] [<arguments>]

where:

•[--]—separate optional sign, determines the end of the switches list and separates the switches list and the additional arguments list.

•[<arguments>]—additional arguments or embedded scripts.

Switches to get help or information on the package

•--help—show the help on switches.

•--info—show extended information on the package: the name; destination folder; unpacked size; compression algorithm; compression date; the version of makeself which is used for packing; the command user for packing; the script that will be launched after unpacking; whether the archive content will be copied into the temporary folder or not (if no, nothing shown); whether the destination folder stored or will be deleted after the script execution.

•--list—show the list of files in the installation package.

•--check—check integrity of the installation package.

Switches to run the package

•--confirm—ask before running embedded script.

•--noexec—do not run embedded script.

•--target <folder>—extract the installation package to the specified folder.

•--tar <argument_1> [<argument_2> ...]—get access the contents of the installation package through the tar command.

Additional arguments

•--help—show the help on additional arguments.

•--quiet—run the installer in the background mode. The affirmative answer is used for all the following questions of the installer:

▫accept the license agreement,

▫set back up into the default folder,

▫continue the installation provided that extra distribution kit installed in the system will be deleted.

•--clean—install the package with Server default settings not using the backup to restore the settings from the previous installation.

•--preseed <path>—path to the configuration file with predefined answers on installer questions during the installation.

Variables to specify the predefined answers in the configuration file:

▫DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR=<path>—path to the backup that is used for restoring the settings from the previous version (is not used if you set the installation not applying restore from the backup).

▫QUIET_INSTALL=[0|1]—defines the usage of the installer background mode:

▪0—run the installer in the background mode;

▪1—run the installer in the regular mode.

▫CLEAN_INSTALL=[0|1]—defines the usage of backup during the installation:

▪0—install not applying backup;

▪1—install applying restore from the backup located in the folder from the DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR variable. If the DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR variable is not specified, backup is taken from the /var/tmp/drwcs.

▫ADMIN_PASSWORD=<password>—password for default administrator account (admin).

▪If the ADMIN_PASSWORD variable is specified in the file, its value is used as the administrator password and the following message is displayed at the end of the installation:
Password specified in the configuration file for the default administrator (admin): <password>

▪If the ADMIN_PASSWORD variable is not specified in the file, the password is generated automatically and the following message is displayed at the end of the installation:
Automatically generated password for the default administrator (admin): <password>