HPUX - Server Setup Guide

Step 1: Create the Software Environment

Create the Omnidex software directory (shown as /users/omnidex) and the omnidex group:

1. Log in as the root user, or acquire Superuser privileges with the SU command:

$ login root

Enter the appropriate password at the password prompt.

2. Run the System Administrator Manager (sam) by typing sam:

$ sam

HP-UX Version 10 or 11

Use sam to create an Omnidex user and group by following the steps below.

1. From the Main Menu, select:

Users and Groups->

Accounts for Users and Groups-> (version 10)

2. From the Users and Groups screen, select Users. Then, select the Actions drop-down menu. Select Add to add a user.

sam displays an Add a User Account screen. Supply the following information at the screen prompts, as shown below and in the remaining steps:

Login Name: omnidex
User Identity (UID): (press [Return] for the default)
Home directory: /users/omnidex

You can press [Tab] to advance from one field to the next.

The Home directory can be any path you choose. If you are updating an existing Omnidex installation, you can install and test the new Omnidex software in another directory before using it in a production environment. For example, if you were upgrading to Omnidex version 3.8, you might use omni308. Remember what path you assign, because you will be asked to supply it later, in Step 2. Additionally, for HP-UX version 10, you must check Create Home Directory if this directory does not already exist. To check and uncheck this item, tab over to it, then press [Enter].

3. You must add a new group, omnidex, to your user groups. To do so, when you get to the [ Primary Group Name...] prompt, tab over to the field that contains the default group name and enter omnidex.

[ Primary Group Name... ] omnidex

Note that when you specify the new group, omnidex, a confirmation window appears that asks if you want to create the group. Choose [Yes] to create the new group.

4. For the start-up program, specify the Korn shell. Tab over to the field that contains the start-up program name and enter /bin/ksh, as shown below.

[ Start-up Program... ] /usr/bin/ksh

5. Finally, tab over to [ OK ] and press [Enter] to create the new user.

Sam prompts you twice for a password. Enter a password like omnidex. You’ll need this password to log into the Omnidex software directory later, in Step 3.

6. Exit sam by pressing [f6] then [f8] for version 9, [f8] twice for version 10.

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