On Linux® and UNIX® operating
systems, you can run WebSphere® Application Server
Version 7.0 as a non-root user when you previously used a root user
ID in Version 5.1.x or Version 6.x.
About this task
Previous releases of WebSphere Application Server
required root access to the system. The default migration paths to
Version 7.0 carry forward that requirement unless you modify the standard
migration process.
Procedure
- Collect related information.
- Provide access to all necessary files, including files
in the the WebSphere Application Server configuration
directories and all files outside the WebSphere Application
Server tree that you identified in the first step.
- Perform one of the following actions:
- Change ownership or group access for all the files outside the WebSphere Application Server tree that
you identified in the first step.
- Install Version 7.0 using nonroot_user.
- Create a migration backup directory accessible by nonroot_user.
- Use the migration tools to migrate your previous configuration
to Version 7.0.