Commands for imutilsc

Commands for imutilsc

Use this reference table to learn more about using imutilsc commands in the command-line utility.
You must run imutilsc commands from the tools directory. See Locating the tools directory for information about the tools directory.
For more information about using IBM Installation Manager commands, see Installation Manager command-line arguments .
With version 1.4.3, the following commands are no longer supported:

-encryptString, eS: Instead use encryptString.
sC: Instead use saveCredential.

imutilsc commands
Commands Description
imutilsc encryptString stringToEncrypt
Encrypts the entered string. Use encryptString with -passwordKey to increase encryption security.
In the command-line interface, open the tools directory and enter the following command to return an encrypted string: imutilsc encryptString password where password is the string that is encrypted.
imutilsc exportInstallData outputFileName
Exports installation data to the specified file in a .zip format where outputFileName is the name of the generated file that contains the exported data.
imutilsc help, -help, -h, -? 
 imutilsc help command  imutilsc help all
Shows a short description of imutilsc command-line arguments.
When the help command is used with another command, a short description of the command shows. When used with all, additional help commands display.
For backwards compatibility, this command can be used with a dash: -help.
imutilsc saveCredential   
 -url address 
 -userName user_name -userPassword password 
 -keyring keyring_file [ -password password ]  
 [ -proxyHost proxy_host -proxyPort proxy_port
  [ -proxyUsername proxy_user_name 
    -proxyUserPassword proxy_user_password ]
   [ -useSocks ] ]   
 [ -verbose ] 
Saves the specified credentials to the keyring file.
Definition of arguments

url - Authenticated URL
keyring - Path name for the keyring file
password - Password used to open the keyring file
proxyHost - Proxy server host name
proxyPort - Proxy server port
proxyUsername - Proxy user name
proxyUserpassword - Proxy user password
useSocks - Use a SOCKS proxy connection
verbose - Shows the contents of the credential that is stored in the keyring

If you share the same instance of Installation Manager with other users, see Save credentials when sharing the same instance of Installation Manager .
imutilsc version, -version
Shows the version and internal version of Installation Manager.
For backwards compatibility, this command can be used with a dash: -version.
imutilsc options
Options Description
-accessRights mode
See Installation Manager command-line arguments in the Installation Manager information center for more information about -accessRights.
You cannot change the mode that the installed packages are run in with the -accessRights option. -accessRights specifies only the mode to run Installation Manager in.
-passwordKey, -pK string
Uses passwordKey to encrypt or decrypt passwords.
Starting with version 1.4.4, -silent is deprecated.
-silent, -s
Specifies that Installation Manager run in silent mode.
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Commands	Description
imutilsc encryptString stringToEncrypt	Encrypts the entered string. Use encryptString with -passwordKey to increase encryption security. In the command-line interface, open the tools directory and enter the following command to return an encrypted string: imutilsc encryptString password where password is the string that is encrypted.
imutilsc exportInstallData outputFileName	Exports installation data to the specified file in a .zip format where outputFileName is the name of the generated file that contains the exported data.
imutilsc help, -help, -h, -? imutilsc help command imutilsc help all	Shows a short description of imutilsc command-line arguments. When the help command is used with another command, a short description of the command shows. When used with all, additional help commands display. For backwards compatibility, this command can be used with a dash: -help.
imutilsc saveCredential -url address -userName user_name -userPassword password -keyring keyring_file [ -password password ] [ -proxyHost proxy_host -proxyPort proxy_port [ -proxyUsername proxy_user_name -proxyUserPassword proxy_user_password ] [ -useSocks ] ] [ -verbose ]	Saves the specified credentials to the keyring file. Definition of arguments url - Authenticated URL keyring - Path name for the keyring file password - Password used to open the keyring file proxyHost - Proxy server host name proxyPort - Proxy server port proxyUsername - Proxy user name proxyUserpassword - Proxy user password useSocks - Use a SOCKS proxy connection verbose - Shows the contents of the credential that is stored in the keyring If you share the same instance of Installation Manager with other users, see Save credentials when sharing the same instance of Installation Manager .
imutilsc version, -version	Shows the version and internal version of Installation Manager. For backwards compatibility, this command can be used with a dash: -version.