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Managing profiles on distributed and IBM i operating systems
You can create and delete profiles, which are sets of files that define the runtime environment. At least one profile must exist to run the product.
Before you begin
This task assumes a basic familiarity with system commands and profile concepts.
About this task
You can create profiles using the 設定檔管理工具 or the manageprofiles command.

For the WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment product, you can create any combination of profiles.
Non-root users can create their own profiles so
that they can manage their own application servers. Typically, non-root users manage application
servers for development purposes.
You can delete profiles through the manageprofiles command or by other means if necessary. You might delete a profile if the configuration that you specified in the profile is not what you want.
Procedure
Perform any of the following tasks to manage profiles.