Method 3: Installing over the network

To install the Solaris SPARC 2.x/x86 2.4 Client Agent on your workstation using FTP (File Transfer Protocol):

  1. Log in to the desired Solaris workstation as root.

  2. At the command line, enter:

    cd /tmp

  3. Initialize an FTP session by typing:

    ftp <server_hostname>

    where <server_hostname> is the name of the system where the SCO CD-ROM disk has been mounted.

  4. At the FTP prompt, enter your user name.

  5. Enter your password.

  6. At the FTP prompt, enter one of the following:

    In this example, /mnt refers to the CD-ROM drive's mount point. It must be the first directory listed in the path to the Client Agent file, and you must specify the full path of where the uagent.pkgadd file resides. If you are using a different directory as your mount point, specify that directory name instead of /mnt.

  7. Enter binary at the FTP prompt.

  8. To retrieve the Client Agent file, enter:

    get uagent.pkgadd

    You see a message informing you of the status of the get command. If it is successful, the file size is listed and the uagent.pkgadd file is then available in the /tmp directory on the workstation.

  9. End the FTP session by entering bye.

  10. To install the Solaris SPARC 2.x/x86 2.4 Client Agent from the uagent.pkgadd file, enter:

    pkgadd -d /tmp/uagent.pkgadd


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