Server Access

Root Access

• create the following users:
  • aleph with group ID exlibris
  • oracle with group ID dba.
• Enable the users listed above to create directories and files under the file systems /exlibris, /exlibris1, /exlibris2, and so forth.
• Install Aleph and the additional software listed in Additional Server Software.
• Add the automatic activation of Aleph servers, Oracle, and Apache to the machine's boot process.
• Reboot the machine to make effective the new values of system parameters that were modified during the installation process and to test the automatic activation of Aleph, Oracle, and Apache. The reboot will be coordinated with the customer.

List of Operations that Should Be Available for sudo

1. Create the following users and groups:

• useradd
• groupadd
• vipw

2. Change the following system parameters:

• /etc/rc.d/rc.local and /etc/security/limits.conf files

3. Create directories and change permissions using the following:

• mkdir
• chown

4. In the /etc directory, create files necessary for the autostartup mechanism.
5. Ensure that Micro Focus Cobol is installed in the following directories:

• /opt/microfocus – License Manager SW installation
• /etc/mflmrcscript – License manager startup script

Additional Requirements

• csh must be available. Ex Libris products and the users listed above work under csh.
• The system manager must be available throughout the installation. If Oracle is already installed, the DBA must also be present during installation.
• The system manager must define an alias for the hostname in /etc/hosts.
• Due to an Oracle 12 security change, the Oracle's database passwords are now case sensitive. The upgrade to Aleph 24 automatically changes the database passwords to uppercase. After the upgrade to Aleph 24 is completed, the passwords can either stay uppercase or be changed according to your security policy.