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express_install Command—Install Actian X for Linux
The express_install.sh command quickly installs Actian X RPM packages.
This command has the following format:
express_install.sh [-interactive|-express] [-acceptlicense]
         [-uid uid] [-user username] [-noroot] [-usesudo] [-no32bit]
         [-respfile file] [-?|-help] [instance_ID] [install_dir]
         [-licdir dir]
-interactive
Prompts for all configuration options. (Conflicts with -express.)
Note:  This option is for advanced users only.
-express
Does not prompt for configuration options. Installs Actian X with the default configuration, as user “ingres”. (Implies -acceptlicense; conflicts with ‑interactive.)
-acceptlicense
Accepts all license prompts.
-uid uid
Specifies the user ID (UID) to be used when creating user. The user name must exist. (Disallowed with -noroot.) (Not valid for RPM and DEB.)
-user username
Installs Actian X as username instead of “ingres”. The user name must exist. (Disallowed with ‑noroot.)
-noroot
Installs Actian X as the current user. All installation locations must exist and be writable as current user for the installation to succeed. (Not valid for RPM or DEBs.) Instance will be owned by the current user.
-usesudo
Installs Actian X using the current user and invokes sudo for root access, locally and remotely. The instance is owned as “ingres” by default. If required, the current user is used for remote connections and sudo is invoked for root access. (Not valid for RPM or DEBs or as root user.)
-no32bit
Does not install 32-bit support and Applications-By-Forms (ABF).
-licdir dir
Uses dir as the location of a valid license.xml file. (Not valid with -respfile.)
-respfile file
Uses the settings in the response file during setup. A response file lets you customize the installation. (Requires -express or -acceptlicense; not valid with -interactive.) For more information, see Response File—Define Configuration for the Installation.
instance_ID
Defines a two-character string where the first character must be an uppercase letter and the second character must be an uppercase letter or a number from 0 to 9.
Default: II
install_dir
Identifies the full path to the location where Actian X is to be installed (II_SYSTEM).
Note:  Not valid for DEBs, hard coded to: /opt/Actian/Ingres
Default: /opt/Actian/IngresII
Note:  express_install.sh will fail if another instance of Actian X exists with the same instance ID as the one you are installing (RPM only).
Examples: express_install.sh Command
Install all RPM packages in the current working directory with the default configuration:
express_install.sh
Install all RPM packages with the default configuration into "/opt/Actian/IngresII", but with an instance ID of A1:
express_install.sh A1
Install all RPM packages with the default configuration into "/opt/Actian/IngresA2", with an instance ID of A2:
express_install.sh /opt/Actian/IngresA2 A2
Install all RPM packages with the configuration defined in a response file, resp.txt:
express_install.sh -respfile /path/to/resp.txt
Note:  If you set II_RESPONSE_FILE to point to a valid response file, then you can install Actian X with the configuration defined in that response file.
Installing Multiple Instances
The express_install program cannot be used to install another instance on the same machine. If you want to install another instance, follow these steps:
1. Rebuild the RPM packages, as described in Rebuild RPM Package with Unique Name.
2. Run the RPM commands, as described in Install Actian X Using RPM Commands.
3. Run the service script to configure the instance, as described in Run the Service Script Specifying II_RESPONSE_FILE.
Last modified date: 11/09/2022