You can install the Metallic software as a sudo
user with root privileges. The sudo
user must be added to the /etc/sudoers
file.
Before You Begin
For HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris computers, install
sudo
on the client before adding asudo
user.On Solaris computers, edit the
/etc/default/login
configuration file and set the "PATH=" variable to the directory wheresudo
is installed.
Procedure
Log on to the client computer as root.
Open the
/etc/sudoers
configuration file in editable mode by using the following command:visudo
Add the
sudo
user.If you want users to perform all UNIX commands as root users, enter the following:
sudouser ALL=(ALL) ALL
To remove the password prompt during the computer login, specify
NOPASSWD: ALL
as follows:sudouser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
If you want users to only run Metallic commands as root users, enter the following:
## Allow users to install and run Metallic commands
Cmnd_Alias DVDINSTALLCMDS =/package_location/cvpkgadd
Cmnd_Alias DVDUNINSTALLCMDS =/usr/bin/cvpkgrm
## Path to the Metallic installation directory
Cmnd_Alias INSTALLDIRCMDS =/opt/metallic/*
## Path to the scripts and binaries needed for the push install
Cmnd_Alias CVPUSH =/opt/seed/*, /opt/metallic/*, /opt/metallic/installer/*, /opt/metallic/Base/*, /usr/bin/metallic, /usr/local/bin/metallic, /usr/bin/cvpkgrm, /usr/local/bin/cvpkgrm
sudouser ALL = DVDINSTALLCMDS, DVDUNINSTALLCMDS, INSTALLDIRCMDS, CVPUSH, /bin/sh, /usr/bin/metallicwhere package_location is the path to the package.
Note: The default Metallic installation directory is /opt/metallic. If your setup uses an alternate installation directory, use that alternate directory in the above commands.