Directory and user permissions

Ensure that the users who install IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server have read and write permissions for the InfoSphere Information Server installation directories.

The following table shows the default InfoSphere Information Server installation directories that require read and write permissions by the specified users.

Table 1. Required directory permissions
Installation components Directories Permissions Users
InfoSphere Information Server Installation parent directories:
AIX®
  • /opt
  • /opt/IBM
Linux
  • /opt
  • /opt/IBM
Windows
  • C:\
  • C:\IBM
  • %WinDir%: the Windows directory. Typically C:\WINDOWS
 Read or read and write
AIX
Root user
Linux
Root user
Windows
Local administrator or domain administrator with local administrator privileges
InfoSphere Information Server Installation directory:
AIX
/opt/IBM/InformationServer
Linux
/opt/IBM/InformationServer
Windows
C:\IBM\InformationServer
 Read and write
AIX
Root user
Linux
Root user
Windows
Local administrator or domain administrator with local administrator privileges
Engine tier and IBM InfoSphere DataStage® Installation parent directories:
AIX
  • /opt
  • /opt/IBM
Linux
  • /opt
  • /opt/IBM
Windows
  • C:\
  • C:\IBM
  • %WinDir%: the Windows directory. Typically C:\WINDOWS
 Read or read and write InfoSphere DataStage administrator (default user name is dsadm)
Engine tier and InfoSphere DataStage Installation directory:
AIX
/opt/IBM/InformationServer
Linux
/opt/IBM/InformationServer
Windows
C:\IBM\InformationServer
 Read and write InfoSphere DataStage administrator (default user name is dsadm)
InfoSphere Information Server Temporary directory:
AIX
/tmp
Linux
/tmp
Windows
This directory is typically the x:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\temp directory, where user_name is the MicrosoftWindows login name for the user who installs the product. On Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, this directory is typically the x:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Temp directory.
 Read and write
AIX
  • Root user
  • Database instance owner (default user name is db2inst1)
Linux
  • Root user
  • Database instance owner (default user name is db2inst1)
Windows
  • Local administrator or domain administrator with local administrator privileges
  • Database owner (default user name is db2admin)
Metadata repository Database server directories for IBM Db2®:
AIX
  • /opt
  • /opt/IBM
  • /opt/IBM/db2/V10.5/
Linux
  • /opt
  • /opt/IBM
  • /opt/IBM/db2/V10.5/
Windows
  • C:\
  • C:\IBM
  • C:\IBM\SQLLIB
  • %WinDir%: the Windows directory. Typically C:\WINDOWS

If you are using another database system, refer to the documentation for the database system for directory permissions information.

 Read or read and write
AIX
Database instance owner (default user name is db2inst1)
Linux
Database instance owner (default user name is db2inst1)
Windows
Database owner (default user name is db2admin)
Metadata repository Database storage directories:
AIX
/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Repository
Linux
/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Repository
Windows
C:\DB2
 Read and write
AIX
Database instance owner (default user name is db2inst1)
Linux
Database instance owner (default user name is db2inst1)
Windows
Database owner (default user name is db2admin)
Microservices tier Installation directory:
Linux
/opt/IBM/UGInstall
Persistent storage volume:
Local storage or NFS mount
/var/lib/ibm/ugdata
 Read and write
Linux
The user who runs the installation, which must be a user with root privileges
IBM WebSphere® Application Server Installation directory:
AIX
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
Linux
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
Windows
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
 Read and write
AIX
Root user
Linux
Root user
Windows
Local administrator or domain administrator with local administrator privileges