Setting up a software server
Any networked machine (host) with custom-format software
installed can be a server for post-ISL installations
(defined at the
beginning of this chapter).
You cannot use the SCO OpenServer Desktop System as a remote installation server.
To load the remotely-installable software, run the Software Manager on the server. (See Chapter 4, ``Installing and managing software components'' in the SCO OpenServer Handbook.) Select Install New from the Software menu. Install New loads and configures the software on the server, and also makes it ready for remote installation.
You can also make software available to client machines by loading it onto the remote installation server, without actually installing or licensing it on the server machine.
To make the installation server accessible to clients, create an account for the user swadmin and assign it a password. (See ``Adding and modifying user accounts'' in the System Administration Guide.) Users need this password to install a client with software from this server.
If you create several installation servers, assigning a different password for swadmin on each server increases security, as does changing the passwords frequently.
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