Start Packaging Utility as a non-root user


On Linux and UNIX systems, the userinst command installs IBM Installation Manager with nonadministrator or non-root user privileges. When Packaging Utility is installed using Installation Manager, the nonadministrator or non-root user privileges apply to Packaging Utility. When Installation Manager is installed with administrator or root privileges, these privileges apply to Packaging Utility. For a non-root user to start an instance of Packaging Utility that was installed with root privileges, the non-root user must use the -data option.

Non-root users are not able to start Packaging Utility with the IBMPU launch command if they do not have read and write privileges for the application data location. By using the -data option with the launch command, non-root users can start Packaging Utility without having administrator privileges.

You can also use the -data option to start Packaging Utility when the application data location is being shared by multiple users.

Windows users do not need to use the -data option. Windows nonadministrators can start Packaging Utility with the IBMPU command.

  1. Open a command prompt.

  2. Navigate to the Packaging Utility directory.

    • Linux and UNIX: install_dir/IBM/PackagingUtility

  3. Run the IBMPU command with the -data option.

    • Linux and UNIX: ./IBMPU -data $HOME

    Example: ./IBMPU -data /var/ibm/packagingutility

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