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During installation on a UNIX-based operating system you cannot choose the operating system user group for IBM Worklight

Troubleshooting


Problem

During installation on a UNIX-based operating system, the installer asks you to enter the operating system user group, but the possible choices are not clear. This scenario results in the inability to complete the installation.

Resolving The Problem

If you are installing as user 'root' (that is, after gaining privileges using 'su' or 'sudo' or 'gksudo'), you can allow any user out of a group of users to start the server. You can find the most elementary groups in the /etc/group file. More groups might exist, depending on system configuration. For example, on a Linux operating system, look in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file. To determine the group a given user belongs to, you can use the id -Gn USERNAME command or the /usr/xpg4/bin/id -Gn USERNAME command on Solaris operating systems. To determine the users in a given group, look at the /etc/passwd file for the users whose primary group is the given one and the /etc/group file at the line that starts with the given group name.

If you are installing as a normal, unprivileged user, the only choices for the group are those groups in which you are a member. Use the id -Gn command or the /usr/xpg4/bin/id -Gn command on Solaris operating systems to find the list of groups in which you are a member.

This issue is resolved in V5.0.0 Fix Pack 1.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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