I am meant to be performing the install of v8 on site but it is not possible to get root access. The UNIX admin says that all additional access is granted through sudo.
My question is whether it is sufficient to use sudo root access to perform the install or whether this will just lead to problems. I know that installing v7x using the non-root method would often lead to issues so I am reluctant to perform this install with sudo privileges.
Has anyone done this with success? If so what access do I request? Is it just full root access through sudo?
Thanks for your help.
Install v8 using sudo
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Install v8 using sudo
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Nick.
Don't equate using 'sudo' to a 'non-root' install, they aren't the same thing, at least not in my book. I've done root installs of 7.x Server just by getting sudo access to the installation script. So, unless someone thinks otherwise, I'd say that should suffice. No guarantees, though.
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Re: Install v8 using sudo
Nick,nick.bond wrote:I am meant to be performing the install of v8 on site but it is not possible to get root access. The UNIX admin says that all additional access is granted through sudo.
My question is whether it is sufficient to use sudo root access to perform the install or whether this will just lead to problems. I know that installing v7x using the non-root method would often lead to issues so I am reluctant to perform this install with sudo privileges.
Has anyone done this with success? If so what access do I request? Is it just full root access through sudo?
Thanks for your help.
We are also in a process of installing v8 and out SA will only give us sudo on the install script. Will it be a smooth install of v8 without full root access ?
Please advise.
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Having sudo access is the same as having effective user ID 0, which is equivalent to having the root login on the machine except that it can be limited to particular commands. I understand that sudo access is sufficient to install Information Server. But beware that there are more commands than the install script - there is the updater.jar for example.
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