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Installation Guidelines

The following sections provide guidelines for installing on Windows and UNIX platforms.

Windows Installation Guidelines

Installer Account

You must have administrator privileges for the machine on which the software is installed.

If you do not have administrator privileges, the installer exits. You must then log out of the system and log in as a user with the required privileges, or request your system administrator to assign the privileges to your account.

Installing from a Network Drive

If you intend to install the product from a network drive, ensure that the account used for installation has permission to access the network drive. The account must have Read and Execute permission for the directory path where the installer file is located.

It is recommended to copy the installer file to a local directory with Read, Write, and Execute permissions.

Installing on Windows 2000 Terminal Server

The two modes in a terminal server are Execute and Install. By default, all users are logged on in Execute mode. Using the Execute mode, users can run the applications. When you want to install the software for use by everyone, the administrator should change to Install mode.

The best way to install the software on Windows 2000 Terminal Server is to use the Add/Remove Programs control panel applet, because this automatically sets the mode to Install during the installation and then back to Execute in the end.

Alternatively, you can manually change your mode to Install by typing C:\> change user /install

Change back to execute by typing C:\> change user /execute

Check your current mode by typing C:\> change user /query

If you install in the Execute mode, the installation registry is maintained in your home directory. If you install in the Install mode, the installation registry is maintained in the %SystemRoot% folder.

UNIX Installation Guidelines

Installer Account

The product can be installed by a regular (non-root) user or a superuser (root). Different users can install the same product at different locations.

Permissions

The user performing the installation must have Read, Write, and Execute permissions on all files and directories, after the file is unpacked. The file structure after unpacking must be identical to the structure that was packed.

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