Installing as a non-root user
Grant permissions to a non-root user to install IBM® Connections.
Before you begin
Ensure that you complete all the prerequisite tasks that are relevant for your environment. For more information, see the Before installing topic.
About this task
By default, only root users have the necessary permissions to install an IBM Connections deployment. On the AIX and Linux operating systems, you can permit non-root users to install the product by changing their permissions to access certain data directories. On the Windows operating system, the user must be a member of the administrator group.
To grant the necessary permissions to a non-root user, complete the following steps:
Procedure
Example
Grant permissions to a non-root user who wants to install an IBM Connections deployment on Linux.
- The app_server_root directory is /opt/IBM/Websphere/Appserver.
- The IBM_Connections_set-up_directory directory is /opt/ConnectionsSetup.
- The connections_root, IM_root, and shared_resources_root directories are subdirectories of the /opt/ConnectionsInstallation directory.
- The non-root user account is a member of the ConnectionsInstallers group.
Procedure:
- Create a non-root user account called ConnectionsInstaller.
- Create a home directory for the new user account.
- Add the new user account to the ConnectionsInstallers group.
- Open a command prompt and enter the following commands:
- chgrp -R ConnectionsInstallers /opt/IBM/Websphere/Appserver chmod -R g+wrx /opt/IBM/Websphere/Appserver chown -R ConnectionInstaller:ConnectionsInstallers /opt/IBM/Websphere/Appserver
- chgrp -R ConnectionsInstallers /opt/ConnectionsSetup chmod -R g+wrx /opt/ConnectionsSetup chown -R ConnectionInstaller:ConnectionsInstallers /opt/IBM/Websphere/Appserver
- chgrp -R ConnectionsInstallers /opt/ConnectionsInstallation chmod -R g+wrx /opt/ConnectionsInstallation chown -R ConnectionInstaller:ConnectionsInstallers /opt/IBM/Websphere/Appserver