Its long been said that IPS won't have a pre-/post-install method. Therefore, I'm curious about the correct way to handle such situations as:
* Add a cron job * Modify /etc/syslog.conf * Modify log rotation * Add/Remove RBAC "stuff" (ie: modify /etc/security/*_attr) * Add/Remove/Modify users * Add/Modify Auditing (/etc/security/audit_*) * Add/Modify mail aliases * Modify /etc/system * ... etc. One method is to create self-destroying transient services... but that is simply a way to hack around something IPS is trying to discourage/disallow. If memory serves, one of the primary arguments against post-install scripts by Bart, Stephen and David was that administrators are lazy and fail to write back-out post-install scripts. One of the key purposes of the new IPS-world is consistant roll-back and back-out. Therefore I believe the idea was parameters that would do anything the administrator needed, such that install is as seamless and uninstall. However, I've yet to see these parameters appear. So, whats the best practice? benr. _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
