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[IDV #DFB-710464]: IDV Unattended installation problem

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  • Subject: [IDV #DFB-710464]: IDV Unattended installation problem
  • Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:21:10 -0600
Elie,

We have a fix for you. Please download 2.9u4: 
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly/index.jsp


- The IDV Support Team

> Elie,
> 
> We can confirm this problem, and we are working on a solution. Hopefully, we 
> will have something soon.
> 
> - The IDV Support Team
> 
> 
> > Yuan,
> >
> > Per the documentation regarding an unattended installation :
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/Starting.html
> >
> > "Unattended installations
> > The installers can be run in a quiet, unattended mode which does not show 
> > the installation screens nor require input from the user. In this mode, the 
> > default settings are selected. The user can only override the installation 
> > directory in this mode. To run the installer in an unattended mode, pass 
> > the "-q" parameter to the installer. For example, to run the following:
> >
> > sh idv_2_8_linux-i386_installer.sh -q"
> >
> >
> > Elie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 5:26 PM
> > To: Saliba, Elie
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: [IDV #DFB-710464]: IDV Unattended installation problem
> >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > When I issued the following command to install IDV on an Ubuntu 10.04 
> > > desktop in unattended mode and
> > > override the default installation directory I keep
> > > getting the installation screens :
> > >
> > > sh idv_2_9u3_linux64_installer.sh -q -dir "/usr/local/bin"
> > >
> > > We're in the process of "pushing" out via an automated process IDV to lab 
> > > machines and won't
> > > be able to do that if any user input is required for the installation.
> > >
> > > Any ideas of what else I am supposed to do to get an unattended install 
> > > going would be
> > > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Hi Elie,
> > When installing the training workshop machines every year, we normally 
> > installed on the instructor machine manually, and then pushed out to the 
> > student machines. So you need to go through the installation screens in the 
> > master machine.
> >
> > Yuan
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Elie Saliba
> > > Sys Admin
> > > UNC Charlotte
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: DFB-710464
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: DFB-710464
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed