Example of the teamcpak softdist command

The following is an example of the teamcpak softdist command.

teamcpak -i -o "-a -n -t" softdist Client.lst

The -i parameter speci®es that the input ®le Client.lst is to be used. The -o parameter passes the following options to Tivoli Software Distribution:

v-acreates directories on the target.

v-nindicates that no error notices are to be sent to Tivoli Software Distribution.

v-tindicates that any existing ®les on the target are to be overwritten.

Writing a package ®le for Tivoli Software Distribution

This section describes the Tivoli Software Distribution package ®le keywords and their effect on normal processing behavior.

A sample package ®le named client.pkf is shipped with TeamConnection. You can customize it for your own use.

Syntax rules for a Tivoli Software Distribution package ®le

Follow these syntax rules when you write a package ®le:

vPackage ®le keywords must appear in the order shown below.

vPackage ®le keywords must be pre®xed with a left parenthesis and must have a corresponding balanced right parenthesis to end the scope of the keyword.

vIf the value for a keyword is a string that contains blanks or parentheses, enclose the string in double quotes.

vDefault options are supplied for all Tivoli Software Distribution required Tivoli Software Distribution options. Speci®c options can be set in your TeamConnection package ®le.

vComments can appear anywhere within the ®le. Use the characters# and # as delimiters, as shown in the following example:

# This is a comment #

The following shows the syntax of a package ®le for Tivoli Software Distribution. The keywords must appear in the order shown here. You must supply the values for the strings that are shown in italics.

(DATA

(PACKAGEFORMAT softdist) (TARGETROOT filename) (MANAGER ProfileManager)

(NODES "ManagedNode... PCManagedNode...") (IMPORT filename

[(DISTRIBUTE [FULL CHANGED]) [(INSTALLPGM filename)]

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