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Problem(Abstract) |
Installation of fix packs, interim fixes or cumulative
fixes fail, or are incomplete, unless they are performed by actual root
user on UNIX® platforms or performed by a user with administrative
privileges on Windows® platforms. Use this same user authority when
unpacking the files prior to installation. |
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Cause |
The installation instructions in the WebSphere®
Application Server Information Centers all contain a statement similar to
the following:
Install this product as
root on a Linux® or UNIX-based operating system, or from a user ID that is
part of the Administrator group on a Windows platform. If you create a
CD-ROM copy of the product CD-ROM, create it as root. |
The same statement applies to the installation of fix packs, interim
fixes and cumulative fixes to WebSphere Application Server after the
initial installation is performed. The same level of authority is also
required to perform a migration from one version of WebSphere Application
Server to another. Profile creation within WebSphere Application Server
v6.0 requires actual root or administrative privileges as well.
Systems where the user has been changed to a non-root ID, sudo-root, or a
non-administrative ID for daily operation must change the user, along with
file ownership, back to comply with the preceding statement before
installing fix packs, interim fixes or cumulative fixes to WebSphere
Application Server.
Alternatively, you can install WebSphere Application Server full
installation, fix packs, interim fixes or cumulative fix packs as actual
root or administrator user first, before switching to a non-root
user. |
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Resolving the
problem |
Install WebSphere Application Server, fix packs, interim
fixes and cumulative fixes with an actual root user ID on UNIX systems and
a user ID that is part of the Administrator group on a Windows
platform. |
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Cross Reference information |
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Application Servers |
Runtimes for Java Technology |
Java SDK |
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