Changing the temporary directory

Editing file from a write-able directory

Edit the hpsum.ini file from a write-able directory.

NOTE: If the environmental variable TMPDIR is set, HP SUM creates the directory localhpsum in the TMPDIR directory and copies necessary HP SUM files to the directory.

Scripting the temp directory from a write-able directory

From a Windows system command line:

Type:

echo [Engine] > hpsum.ini
echo temp_dir=c:/hpsum/logs >> hpsum.ini
hpsum

Exit the command line.

From a Linux system command line:

Type:

echo "[Engine]" > hpsum.ini
echo "temp_dir=/use/john/hpsum/logs" >> hpsum.ini
./hpsum

Exit the command line.

Redirecting to a writeable directory when running from a non-writeable directory

The following commands generate an hpsum.ini file when you run HP SUM from a non-writeable directory. The command redirects files to the new location.

Windows system command line:

Type:

mkdir %temp%\HPSUM

echo [Engine] > %temp%\HPSUM\hpsum.ini

echo temp_dir=c:/hpsum/logs >> %temp%\HPSUM\hpsum.ini

hpsum
Exit the command line.

Linux system command line:

Type:

mkdir /tmp/HPSUM

echo "[Engine]" > /tmp/HPSUM/hpsum.ini

echo "temp_dir=/use/john/hpsum/logs" >> /tmp/HPSUM/hpsum.ini

./hpsum
Exit the command line.

Setting the TEMP directory before running HP SUM (Windows)

Windows system command line:

Type:
```
set TEMP=c:\hpsum\logs
hpsum
```
Exit the command line.

Creating a symbolic link between directories (Linux)

This method creates a symbolic link from /tmp/HPSUM to another directory before launching HP SUM.

Type:

-mkdir /opt/hp/HPSUM
-ln —s /opt/hp/HPSUM /tmp/HPSUM

More information

Copying the HP SUM temp files

Editing the default hpsum.ini file

Creating an hpsum.ini file

Changing the temporary directory

hpsum.ini file parameters

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	NOTE: If the environmental variable `TMPDIR` is set, HP SUM creates the directory `localhpsum` in the `TMPDIR` directory and copies necessary HP SUM files to the directory.