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Parallels Installer options

To know more about options related to upgrading already installed Panel or the host operating system, issue the following command:

By default, the installer saves the retrieved files in the directory /[current user name]/psa. For instance, if the installer was executed by user root, the /root/psa directory will be created and used. If you want to use a custom directory for storing the retrieved files, use the –target option.

Example:

mount your /tmp partition with the noexec,nosuid options, and mount the /home partition with the nosuid option.

t install time, the easiest thing to do is to mount your /tmp partition with the noexec,nosuid options, and mount the /home partition with the nosuid option. This is done in your /etc/fstab and requires those paths to exist as partitions, and not just as subdirectories of /. If you’re unsure, type:

To get a listing of your partitions and their current mounting options. Use google for more information on these mounting options. Be very careful when editing your /etc/fstab, as any errors could prevent your system from starting up. Note that you must not have “nosuid,noexec” for / or /usr, as those partitions have suid binaries normally (su, passwd, etc).

Edit the fstab file vi /etc/fstab and change it depending on your needs. For example:

To read:

nosuid, Meaning do not allow set-user-identifier or set-group-identifier bits to take effect, nodev, do not interpret character or block special devices on this file system partition, noexec, do not allow execution of any binaries on the mounted file system.