install_assist Command

Purpose

Starts the Installation Assistant application.

Syntax

install_assist

Description

The install_assist command starts Installation Assistant, an application designed to simplify the customization of your system after a Base Operating System (BOS) installation. The Installation Assistant guides you through post-installation tasks and, in some cases, automatically installs software packages for you. The Installation Assistant has two interfaces, ASCII and graphical. The interface that displays is based on your terminal type (defined in the TERM environment variable).

If your terminal type is not set, the first menu displayed by the ASCII Installation Assistant requires you to enter your terminal type (tty). If you enter a terminal type that is not valid, this menu redisplays until a valid type is entered. If you enter a valid terminal type that does not match your terminal, the next screen displayed could be unreadable. In this case, press the break key sequence to return to the Set Terminal Type screen. For most terminal types, the break key sequence is Ctrl-C.

On a system with an ASCII interface, the newly installed BOS reboots and starts the Installation Assistant to guide you through completing configuration tasks. You must have root user authority to use the Installation Assistant. To access the Installation Assistant later, type install_assist on the command line. You can also access it from a graphics system through the SMIT smit assist fast path. If there are outstanding software license agreements that must be accepted before you can continue to use the machine, the Installation Assistant prompts you to view and accept these agreements.

On a system with a graphical interface, the newly installed BOS reboots and the Configuration Assistant starts to guide you through the configuration tasks. If there are outstanding software license agreements that must be accepted before you can continue to use the machine, the Configuration Assistant prompts you to view and accept these agreements. To access the Configuration Assistant later, type configassist on the command line.

Most Installation Assistant tasks create or add to the smit.log and smit.script files in your home directory. (These are the same files appended when you run a SMIT session.) The commands built and run by the Installation Assistant tasks are added to the end of the smit.log file along with the command output. The time, name of the task, and the command (flags and parameters included) are added to the end of the smit.script file in a format that can easily be used to create executable shell scripts.

Example

1. To start the Installation Assistant, type:

   install_assist

2. To access the Configuration Assistant, type:

   configassist

3. Access the Installation Assistant from a graphical interface, use the SMIT smit assist fast path.

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