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Appendix A Useful Files and Directories

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Many of the following files have characteristics that may be modified by extended options, including the location and name. For more information, see swa-report(1M), swa-get(1M), swa-step(1M), and swa-clean(1M).

Table A-1 SWA Useful Files and Directories

LocationPurpose
$HOME/.swa.confThe per-user SWA configuration file. This file takes precedence over the system-wide SWA configuration file.
$HOME/.swa/cache/swa_catalog.xmlAn HP-supplied catalog file from the ITRC website that contains known security issues and other defects along with their solutions. This file is downloaded with the command swa report or swa step catalog.
$HOME/.swa/cache/swa_analysis.xmlThe analysis of the inventory file and the catalog file created with swa report or swa step analyze.
$HOME/.swa/cache/swa_inventory_n.xmlThe inventory of installed software created by swa inventory or swa step inventory.
$HOME/.swa/ignoreUse this file to specify issues for analyzers to ignore. It is possible to use more than one ignore file by using the extended option ignore_file.
$HOME/.swa/report/swa_report.htmlThe comprehensive report written by swa report and swa step report.
$HOME/.swa/swa.logDefault alternative log file if you don't have permissions to write to /var/opt/swa/swa.log.
/etc/opt/swa/swa.confThe system-wide SWA configuration file.
/etc/opt/swa/swa.conf.templateAn example configuration file outlining the usage of each extended option.
/opt/swa/share/manManpages.
/var/opt/swa/cacheThe default directory for downloading software before it is packaged in a depot. This directory can be set with the extended option swcache. Note that this directory can consume a significant amount of disk space.
/var/opt/swa/swa.logDefault log file.
download.contentsLists all files downloaded from HP to the swcache. It is located in the swcache directory.
readBeforeInstall.txtLists special installation instructions and dependencies for the patches in the depot. It is located in the depot directory.

 

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