SOFTWARE SETUP SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method to set up software on a storage device of the data processing system, the method comprising:
- automatically searching in a plurality of locations for configuration information, including locations on a network; and
setting up the software to install the software on the storage device of the data processing system using first configuration information found in at least one of the plurality of locations.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for automatic system setup. At least one embodiment of the present invention stores the setup configuration information (e.g., in files and/or in directory servers). The setup configuration information is stored (e.g., using a configuration file naming scheme) so that the configuration information for a particular machine can be found. A setup daemon on the machine searches for suitable configuration information in a number of places, such as: in a location in a local file system, in locations in mounted file volumes, and directory servers. The configuration information may be encrypted, and the setup daemon searches for the decryption key in a similar fashion.
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15 Claims
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1. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method to set up software on a storage device of the data processing system, the method comprising:
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automatically searching in a plurality of locations for configuration information, including locations on a network; and setting up the software to install the software on the storage device of the data processing system using first configuration information found in at least one of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to set up software on a storage device of a data processing system, the method comprising:
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automatically searching in a plurality of locations in a network for configuration information; and setting up the software to install the software on the storage device of the data processing system using first configuration information found in at least one of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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