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Import packages without creating the corresponding software policies

By default, SA will create the corresponding software policy for a given channel unless one of the following conditions is true:

  1. packages_only=1” exist in the [main] section of the configuration file /etc/opt/opsware/patch_importer/uln_import.conf.
  2. It has a [<Channel Label>] section the configuration file /etc/opt/opsware/patch_importer/uln_import.conf and it has “packages_only=1” specified.

However, you may choose to override the default behavior by specifying the –packages_only option at runtime. For example:

/opt/opsware/patch_importer/bin/uln_import –packages_only

Like other runtime options, this option does not cause permanent changes in the configuration file.