Use this topic to learn how to give a non-root user permissions for files and directories so that the non-root user can create a profile for the product, and augment a profile that was created by a root user, a different non-root user, or the same non-root user.
Overall, non-root users are limited in being able to create and use profiles in their environment. Within the Profile Management tool plugin, unique names and port values are disabled for non-root users. The non-root user must change the default field values in the Profile Management tool for the profile name, node name, cell name, and port assignments. Consider assigning non-root users a range of values for each of the fields. You can assign responsibility to the non-root users for adhering to their proper value ranges and for maintaining the integrity of their own definitions.
For further details, read the detailed information on creating profiles for non-root users, which includes the steps to complete the preceding task examples, in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.1 Information Center.
As an installer, you can also grant permissions for a non-root user to augment profiles. For example, a non-root user can augment a profile that is created by an installer, or augment a profile that he creates. Follow the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment non-root user augmentation process to complete these tasks.
When a non-root user augments a profile that he creates, the non-root user must modify the permissions for the documents that are located within the WebSphere Extended Deployment profile templates.