Install fixes as a non-root user

Grant permissions to a non-root user to install fixes.

This task applies only to IBM Connections deployments on AIX or Linux.

By default, only root users have the necessary permissions to install fixes for an IBM Connections deployment. We can permit non-root users to install fixes by changing their permissions to access certain data directories.

To grant the necessary permissions to a non-root user:

1. Create a non-root user.

2. Create a home directory for the new non-root user.

3. Open a command prompt and grant the appropriate permissions to the non-root user by running the commands shown in the following table:

   Directory	Permissions	Command
   app_server_root	RWX	chown -R non-root_user app_server_root
   connections_root	RWX	chown -R non-root_user connections_root
   data_directory_root	RWX	chown -R non-root_user data_directory_root
   path/tmp/efixes	RWX	chown -R non-root_user tmp/efixes

   where non-root_user is the account ID of the new non-root user and path is the path to the efixes directory.

   • The execute permission that you grant for the data_directory_root directory is intended specifically for the search/dcs/stellent directory.

   • Verify the /tmp/efixes directory already exists before running the chown command.

Results

When you have granted the necessary permissions, the non-root user can install interim fixes and fix packs.

If different non-root users intend to install fixes, first delete any files that might remain in the download directories since you installed earlier fixes.

Example

Grant permissions to a new non-root user who wants to install a fix pack for an IBM Connections deployment on Linux:

1. Create a non-root user account called fix_installer.

2. Create a home directory for the fix_installer user account.

3. Open a command prompt and run the following commands:

   1. chown -R fix_installer /opt/IBM

      In this example, the opt/IBM directory contains both the app_server_root and connections_root directories.

   2. chown -R fix_installer /usr/IBM

      If the /usr/IBM directory does not exist, create it.

4. Advise the new non-root user to log in and then download and install the latest fixes for Connections.

Parent topic:
Apply latest fixes