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Create WebSphere Commerce users and groups
Before you begin
When installing WebSphere Commerce using a quick installation method, only review this information. Do not manually create these user IDs and groups. The quick installation will create these values based on the input you provide.
On any machine where you install WebSphere Commerce components including...
- WebSphere Commerce
- WebSphere Commerce Payments
- Configuration Manager client
...additional users and groups need to be created. If these user IDs and groups are not set up correctly before starting the installation wizard, the installation wizard does not proceed past the point where the check of the existence of the required users and groups is done.
Procedure
- In a terminal window:
su - root
- Create a wc_user and password for the user.
Ensure that you set the home directory for the wc_user. If creating the directory manually, change the directory ownership to that of the non-root user.
- Create a new user group and add the wc_user to the new group, setting the new group as the Primary Group or Default Group.
Confirm the non-root user is a member of the required groups. For example if the non-root user is wcuser, issue the command:
- id wcuser
- groups wcuser
- Record the wc_user, user group ID for the non-root user, and the full path of the home directory for the non-root user.
This information is required by the WebSphere Commerce installation wizard.
- Verify the non-root user's locale code is set properly.
What to do next
Verify the non-root user has no open connections when you start the installation wizard.