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Customize the bff Native Package Files

Before you can install CA ControlMinder using a native package, you must customize the CA ControlMinder package to specify that you accept the license agreement. You can also specify custom installation settings when you customize a package.

You customize a package by extracting the installation parameters file from the package, modifying it as required, and then loading it back into the package. Some commands are available in the customization script so that you do not have to modify the parameters file.

Note: We recommend that you do not modify the package manually. Instead, use the script as described in the following procedure to customize the CA ControlMinder package.

You can find the installp format native packaging (AIX bff files) in the NativePackages directory of the CA ControlMinder Endpoint Components for UNIX DVD.

Follow these steps:

1. Log on as root.
2. Extract the package to a temporary location on your file system.

   In the read/write location on the file system, the package (a bff file) can be customized as required.

   Important! Verify that you have disk space that is at least twice the size of the package, so that it can hold temporary repackaging files.

3. Copy the customize_eac_bff script file and the pre.tar file to a temporary location on your file system.

   The pre.tar file is compressed tar file containing installation messages and the CA ControlMinder license agreement.

   Note: You can find the customize_eac_bff script file and the pre.tar file in the same location where the native packages are.

4. Display the license agreement:

   customize_eac_bff -a [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
   

5. Take note of the keyword that appears at the end of the license agreement inside square brackets.

   You specify this keyword in the next step.

6. Customize the CA ControlMinder package to specify that you accept the license agreement:

   customize_eac_bff -w keyword [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
   

7. (Optional) Set the language of the installation parameters file:

   customize_eac_bff -r -l lang [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
   

8. (Optional) Change the installation directory:

   customize_eac_bff -i install_loc [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
   

   Note: If you are setting up the CA ControlMinder package for installation into WPARs (Workload Partitions), change the installation location to an unshared file system using the -i option. By default /opt and /usr are shared file systems and cannot be used for WPAR installations of CA ControlMinder.

9. (Optional) Change the default encryption files:

   customize_eac_bff -s -c certfile -k keyfile [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
   

10. Get the installation parameters file:

    customize_eac_bff -g -f tmp_params [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
    

11. (Optional) Edit the installation parameters file to suit your installation requirements.

    This file lets you set the installation defaults for the package. For example, activate the POSTEXIT setting (remove the preceding # character) and point it to post-installation script file you want to run.

12. (Optional) Set the installation parameters in your customized package:

    customize_eac_bff -s -f tmp_params [-d pkg_location] pkg_name
    

You can now use the customized package to install CA ControlMinder.