Migrating a previously non-root configuration to root
You can run an application server as root in WebSphere Application Server
Version 6.0.x when you previously used a non-root user ID on Linux and UNIX
platforms in Version 5.x.
Procedure
Set the ownership of the profile directory to be the same as the user under which WebSphere
Application Server is to run.
This must be done in order for
the application
servers to run correctly.