You must have a user ID that meets specific requirements before
you can install your product.
Verify
that your user ID meets these requirements before you begin to install your
product:
- Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
For Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: the user
privileges required for installing depend on the version of Windows on your
computer:- For Windows Vista, you must log in to the Administrator
account (or run as Administrator; right-click the program file or shortcut
and select Run as Administrator) to perform these tasks:
- Install or update IBM® Installation Manager
- Install or update a product offering
- Install an Authorized-User license key for your product by using IBM Installation
Manager
Important: To enable users who are not the Administrator
to work with a product on Windows Vista:
- Do not install the product into a package group (installation location)
in the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\) and do not choose a shared
resources directory in the Program Files directory.
- If you are extending an existing Eclipse installation, then do
not install Eclipse in the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
- For other supported Windows versions, you must have
a user ID that belongs to the Administrators group.
For Linux®: You must be able to log in as root.