[email protected] wrote:
> yes i am aware of these(they are inline with SVR4 prototype file 
> format), we have proper manifest file for our package with all 
> attributes set  correctly.   In the case of IPS what happens if 
> <user>:<group> is not exists on a system when a pkg is trying to 
> install(initial install ) contents with <user>:<group> ownership.  In  
> SVR4  packaging we  check  as part of pre install script we use to check 
> for this <user>:<group>, if not exists we create as part of pre install 
> phase.  In IPS how do we handle these kind of preinstall check/actions.

If a user or group does not exist on the system when installing files, 
installation will fail.

So, you would want to create a user and group for the files you are 
installing, and could do so like this:

add group groupname=bar
add user username=foo group=bar

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker
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