WebSphere Application Server - Express, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Migrating a previously non-root configuration to root

Before you begin

This topic describes how to run either a deployment manager or Application Server as root in WebSphere Application Server Version 6 when you previously used a non-root user ID on Linux and UNIX platforms in Version 5.x. In this scenario, the following step must be completed for the deployment manager or Application Servers to run correctly:

Step for this task

Set the ownership of the profile or deployment manager directory to be the same as the user under which WebSphere Application Server is to run. As a root user, run the following commands:
cd $WASROOT/profiles/  
chown -R wasadmin dmgr/  
chgrp -R wasndgrp dmgr/  
chmod -R 755 dmgr/  
...  
cd $WASROOT/profiles/dmgr/bin  
./startManager.sh
where the profile name is dmgr run as a user in wasadmin with the primary group wasndgrp.



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