Installing with Linux utilities

Use the rpm command to complete the IBM® Security Verify Directory installation on a Linux® system.

Before you begin

You must prepare the IBM Security Verify Directory installation media. See Preparation of installation media.

About this task

The rpm installation program installs IBM Security Verify Directory on a Linux system. If a supported version of DB2® is installed on the system, the installation process updates the ldapdb.properties file with the DB2 path name and version.

Procedure

  1. Log in as the root user.
  2. Access the command prompt.
  3. Change the current working directory to the directory where IBM Security Verify Directory installable are stored.
  4. Run the idsLicense command.
    cd license
    ./idsLicense
  5. If you agree to accept the terms in the Software license agreement, enter 1.
    The following options are available to you:
    • To accept the license agreement.
    • To decline the license agreement and exit the installation.
    • Go back to the parent folder:
      cd ..
    On accepting the terms in the license agreement, a license folder is created in the IBM Security Verify Directory installation location. The license folder contains IBM Security Verify Directory license files in all supported languages.
    Important: Do not modify or delete the license files in the license folder.
  6. Go in to the images folder and run the following command to install the package.
    cd images
    rpm -ivh package_name
    To install all IBM Security Verify Directory packages, run the following command.
    cd images
    rpm -ivh idsldap*
  7. To install IBM Security Verify Directory Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition entitlement packages:
    cd ../entitlement
    rpm -ivh idsldap*
  8. Verify whether the IBM Security Verify Directory installation is successful.

Results

The installation program installs IBM Security Verify Directory in the IBM Security Verify Directory directory on the Linux system. If a supported version of DB2 is installed on the system, the installation process updates the ldapdb.properties file with the DB2 path name and version.

What to do next

After the IBM Security Verify Directory installation, you must take the following action.