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TimesTen Installation

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Prerequisites for non-root installations
on UNIX systems

As discussed in

Chapter 1, “Access Control,”

on UNIX systems, you

can install TimesTen as a non-root user. This entire section applies to all
UNIX platforms on which TimesTen is supported, unless otherwise
indicated.

However, you may need to perform certain tasks as the user

root

, both

prior to installing TimesTen and after installation. This section outlines
those tasks that must be performed as the user,

root

.

Installation prerequisites for non-root installs

You must be sure that the prerequisites defined in

“Installation

prerequisites” on page 25

have been met, before continuing with your

installation. Perform the pre-requisite steps for your particular platform.

The following steps are required for installations that are installed by a
non-root user, whether they use Access Control or not. These
procedures are also required for all installations that will enable Access
Control at install time.

Create the TimesTen instance
administrators group

Before installing TimesTen, you must create the instance administrators
group:

1.

Log in as root.

2.

Create an operating system group for the TimesTen administrators
group. Only members of this group can install TimesTen.

We suggest using the name

timesten

for the group, but you can choose

any name that you prefer.

3.

Add the user(s) who are installing and administering TimesTen to the
TimesTen administrators group.

When installing as a non-root user on HP-UX systems, the operating
system user running the TimesTen daemon must belong to an operating
system group that has been given the

MLOCK

privilege, if you want to use

the MemoryLock feature of TimesTen.

For example, if the user is a member of a group called

timesten

, then

the following command (run as

root

) gives the

timesten

group the

MLOCK

privilege:

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