Requirements for Ex Libris Installation
Server Access
In order to log on to the server, an initial exlibris user with permission to su or sudo is required. This user can be deleted after the installation is complete.
Root Access
Ex Libris staff require a root password to:
- Create the following users:
- dps with a group ID of exlibris
- oracle with a group ID of dba.
- Enable the users listed above to create directories and files under the file systems /exlibris, /exlibris1, /exlibris2, and so forth
- Install Rosetta and the additional software detailed in Server Requirements
- Add the automatic activation of Rosetta servers and Oracle to the machine's boot process
- Reboot the server to activate new values of system parameters that were modified during the installation process, and to test the automatic activation of Rosetta and Oracle. The reboot will be coordinated with you.
List of Operations that Should Be Available for sudo
- Create the following users and groups:
- useradd
- groupadd
- vipw
- Change the following system parameters:
- For Linux – /etc/rc.d/rc.local and /etc/security/limits.conf files
- Create directories and change permissions using the following:
- mkdir
- chown
- In the /etc directory, create files necessary for the autostartup mechanism.
Additional Requirements
- csh must be available. Ex Libris products and the users listed in the previous sections 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.
- All operations that need to run as root are performed by the installation scripts, so sudo rights are required for running the installation kit. sudo rights for specific commands are needed only when manual steps are needed to complete the installation steps.